Malax

Municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Malax is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Malax is approximately 5,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 111,000. It is the 160th most populous municipality in Finland.

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Location of Malax in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E
Country Finland
RegionOstrobothnia
Sub-regionVaasa
Charter1607
Government
  Municipal managerMats Brant
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total
1,954.94 km2 (754.81 sq mi)
  Land522.11 km2 (201.59 sq mi)
  Water1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi)
  Rank169th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-03-31)[2]
  Total
5,415
  Rank160th largest in Finland
  Density10.37/km2 (26.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Swedish84.8% (official)
  Finnish9.4%
  Others5.9%
Population by age
  0 to 1415.2%
  15 to 6456%
  65 or older28.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.malax.fi
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Malax covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.9/sq mi).

Malax is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 9% Finnish speakers, 85% Swedish speakers, and 6% speakers of other languages.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Malax:

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