Kristinestad

Kristinestad
Kristinestad – Kristiinankaupunki

Town

Kristinestads stad
Kristiinankaupungin kaupunki

Coat of arms

Location of Kristinestad in Finland

Coordinates: 62°16′N 021°21′E / 62.267°N 21.350°ECoordinates: 62°16′N 021°21′E / 62.267°N 21.350°E

Country

Finland

Region

Ostrobothnia

Sub-region

Suupohjan rannikkoseutu

Founded

1649

Government

• City manager

Riitta El-Nemr

Area (2016-01-01)

• Total

683.03 km² (263.72 sq mi)

• Land

682.53 km² (263.53 sq mi)

• Water

996.45 km² (384.73 sq mi)

Area rank

124th largest in Finland

Population (2016-03-31)

• Total

6,798

• Rank

144th largest in Finland

• Density

9.96/km² (25.8/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Swedish

56.6% (official)

• Finnish

42.2% (official)

• Others

1.2%

Population by age

• 0 to 14

12.4%

• 15 to 64

62.8%

• 65 or older

24.7%

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Municipal tax rate

20%

Website

www.kristinestad.fi

Kristinestad (Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki) is a town and a municipality in Finland. It is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea. The population of Kristinestad is 6,798 (31 March 2016) and the municipality covers an area of 682.53 km² (263.53 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 14.66 km² (5.66 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2016). The population density is 9.96/km² (25.8/sq mi). The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Swedish (7,001,570,000,000,000,000♠57%) and the minority Finnish (7,001,420,000,000,000,000♠42%). The town was chartered in 1649 by Per Brahe the Younger at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden. Kristinestad is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys. In April, 2011, Kristinestad became Finland's first Cittaslow community.

Kristinestad is twinned with:

Kristinestad has a continental subarctic (Dfc) climate.

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