Kronoby
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Kronoby Kronoby – Kruunupyy |
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Kronoby kommun Kruunupyyn kunta |
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Kronoby riverside
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 Location of Kronoby in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E / 63.7250°N 23.033°ECoordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E / 63.7250°N 23.033°E | ||
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 Finland
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| 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 (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 712.68 km2 (275.17 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 712.34 km2 (275.04 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 120th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 6,654 | |
| • Rank | 148th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 9.34/km2 (24.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Swedish | 83.3% (official) | |
| • Finnish | 15.6% (official) | |
| • Others | 1.1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.kronoby.fi | |
Kronoby (Finnish: Kruunupyy) is a municipality of Finland.
Kronoby is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 6,654 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 712.68 square kilometres (275.17 sq mi) of which 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.2/sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (83.3%) and the minority Finnish (15.6%).
Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport is located in Kronoby.
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