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Lumparland

Lumparland
Municipality
Lumparlands kommun
Coat of arms of Lumparland
Coat of arms
Location of Lumparland in Finland
Location of Lumparland in Finland
Lumparland is located in Åland
Lumparland
Lumparland
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°07′N 020°15.5′E / 60.117°N 20.2583°E / 60.117; 20.2583Coordinates: 60°07′N 020°15.5′E / 60.117°N 20.2583°E / 60.117; 20.2583
Country  Finland
Region Åland
Sub-region Åland Countryside sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Tomas Urvas
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 36.35 km2 (14.03 sq mi)
 • Land 36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
 • Water 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Area rank 308th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 390
 • Rank 310th largest in Finland
 • Density 10.76/km2 (27.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish 91.5% (official)
 • Finnish 6.2%
 • Others 2.3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 18.3%
 • 15 to 64 63%
 • 65 or older 18.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 18.5%
Website www.lumparland.ax

Lumparland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. It is the smallest municipality on mainland Åland.

The municipality has a population of 390 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 36.35 square kilometres (14.03 sq mi) of which 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

The main village is Klemetsby, where there is a bank, a church, a post office and a school. Klemetsby is 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from Mariehamn. The ferry port of Långnäs is situated in the eastern part of Lumparland.

Lumparland was the last municipality in Finland to establish its own website which happened in 2004.

The municipality has previously also been known as "'Lumparlanti" in some Finnish documents, but is today referred to as "Lumparland" also in Finnish.

The Church of Lumparland, dedicated to St. Andrew, is the oldest surviving wooden church in Åland, dating back to the 1720s. Inside the church, the altar painting is the work of Victor Westerholm. There is also a miniature ship from 1836 inside the church.

Lumparland borders the eastern edge of a billion-year-old nine-kilometer wide water filled impact crater, Lumparn, which is devoid of islands.

Lumpokasen (60.7 m or 199 ft) is the highest point in the municipality.

Agriculture and tourism are the most important lines of business in Lumparland.



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