Malax
| Malax Malax – Maalahti |
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| Malax kommun Maalahden kunta |
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| Location of Malax in Finland Location of Malax in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1607 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Mats Brant | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,954.93 km2 (754.80 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 520.98 km2 (201.15 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 44th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,520 | |
| • Rank | 177th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Swedish | 88.2% (official) | |
| • Finnish | 9.1% (official) | |
| • Others | 2.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 23.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.malax.fi | |
Malax (Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,520 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,954.93 square kilometres (754.80 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (27/sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (88%) being Swedish and the minority (9%) Finnish speakers.[3]
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Malax:
- Swedish People's Party 82.7%
- Social Democratic Party 7.8%
- Christian Democrats 2.9%
- True Finns 2.5%
- Centre Party 1.5%
- National Coalition Party 0.9%
- Left Alliance 0.8%
- Green League 0.3%
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External links
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- Municipality of Malax – Official website (Swedish) (Finnish)
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