Kustavi

Kustavi
Municipality
Kustavin kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Kustavi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°E / 60.5467; 21.3583Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°E / 60.5467; 21.3583
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Charter	1874
Government
• Municipal manager	Veijo Katara
Area (2016-01-01)
• Total	165.83 km2 (64.03 sq mi)
• Land	166.43 km2 (64.26 sq mi)
• Water	603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi)
Area rank	273rd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
• Total	898
• Rank	303rd largest in Finland
• Density	5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	7,001,969,000,000,000,000♠96.9% (official)
• Swedish	7,000,130,000,000,000,000♠1.3%
• Others	7,000,180,000,000,000,000♠1.8%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	7,001,123,000,000,000,000♠12.3%
• 15 to 64	7,001,613,000,000,000,000♠61.3%
• 65 or older	7,001,264,000,000,000,000♠26.4%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate	19.25%
Website	www.kustavi.fi

Kustavi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkustɑʋi]; Swedish: Gustavs) is a municipality of Finland.

It is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 898 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 165.83 square kilometres (64.03 sq mi) of which 603.45 km² (232.99 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi).

There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area.

The municipality is a very popular summer resort and contains over 2,800 summer cottages. The population increases tenfold during the summer months. The larger events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August. The basic services of the municipality include 3 groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö and Iniö.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located adjacent to the Swedish speaking Åland-region.

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