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Revision as of 21:18, 22 January 2021
Huittinen
Vittis | |
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Town | |
| Huittisten kaupunki Vittis stad | |
 A view from Lauttakylä, central Huittinen | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Huittinen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°10.5′N 022°42′E / 61.1750°N 22.700°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Market town | 1972 |
| Town privileges | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Jyrki Peltomaa |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 539.59 km2 (208.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 532.65 km2 (205.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 163rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,554 |
| • Rank | 102nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 17.94/km2 (46.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 5.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.3% |
| • 65 or older | 29.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.huittinen.fi |
Huittinen (Template:Lang-sv) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region. The town has a population of 9,554 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 539.59 square kilometres (208.34 sq mi) of which 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 17.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (46.5/sq mi).
The town is unilingually Finnish.
Risto Ryti, the president of Finland in 1940–44, was born in Huittinen in 1889.
Municipality of Vampula was consolidated with Huittinen on 1 January 2009.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Huittinen:
- True Finns 29.7%
- Centre Party 24.1%
- National Coalition Party 18.1%
- Social Democratic Party 13.9%
- Left Alliance 7.2%
- Green League 3.4%
- Christian Democrats 3.1%
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Huittinen is twinned with:
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Huittinen at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Huittinen – Official website
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