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Kronoby
municipality in the region of Ostrobothnia in Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kronoby (Finnish: Kruunupyy) is a municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It had about 6,700 people living there in January 2014. The municipalities next to it are Evijärvi, Kaustinen, Kokkola, Luoto, Pedersöre and Veteli. [6]
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Kronoby
Kronoby – Kruunupyy | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Kronoby riverside | |
Location of Kronoby in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region |
Charter | 1607 |
Government | |
• Municipal Manager | Michael Djupsjöbacka |
• Municipal Council Chairwoman | Marketta Widjeskog |
• Municipal Administration Chairman | Hans-Erik Lindgren |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 752.65 km2 (290.60 sq mi) |
• Land | 712.34 km2 (275.04 sq mi) |
• Water | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) |
• Rank | 120th largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,503 |
• Rank | 148th largest in Finland |
• Density | 9.13/km2 (23.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Swedish | 83.3% (official) |
• Finnish | 15.6% |
• Others | 1.1% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 16.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 57.1% |
• 65 or older | 26.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
Website | www.kronoby.fi |
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The municipality was established in 1607.