Nousiainen

For the surname, see Nousiainen (surname).
Nousiainen
Municipality
Nousiaisten kunta

Nousiainen Church

Coat of arms

Location of Nousiainen in Finland
Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E / 60.600°N 22.083°E / 60.600; 22.083Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E / 60.600°N 22.083°E / 60.600; 22.083
Country Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Turku sub-region
Charter 1867
Government
 • Municipal manager Hannu Rämö
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 199.43 km2 (77.00 sq mi)
 • Land 198.81 km2 (76.76 sq mi)
 • Water 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Area rank 302nd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 4,856
 • Rank 197th largest in Finland
 • Density 24.43/km2 (63.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.3% (official)
 • Swedish 0.8%
 • Others 0.8%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 21.7%
 • 15 to 64 64.5%
 • 65 or older 13.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Climate Dfb
Website www.nousiainen.fi

Nousiainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnousiˌɑinen]; Swedish: Nousis) is a municipality of Finland.

Located in the province of Western Finland, it is part of the Southwest Finland region. The Finnish-speaking municipality has a population of 4,856 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 199.43 square kilometres (77.00 sq mi) of which 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 24.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (63.3/sq mi)..

History

Nousiainen was the first seat of the bishop of Finland until the early 13th century, whereafter the seat was shifted to Turku. It remained, however, a place of pilgrimage throughout the Middle Ages.[6] The coat of arms of Nousiainen depicts Bishop Henry and Lalli.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ David Kirby, A Concise History of Finland (Cambridge, 2006), p. 7.

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