Multia
| Multia | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Multian kunta | ||
Multia Church
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 Location of Multia in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°ECoordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Keuruu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Kivitalo | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 733.26 km2 (283.11 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 733.25 km2 (283.11 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 116th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 1,702 | |
| • Rank | 281st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.32/km2 (6.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 29.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.multia.fi | |
Multia is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,702 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 733.26 square kilometres (283.11 sq mi) of which 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.0/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.
There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. Biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.
Kicksled World Championship
The organs of Multia Church
Multia Parish House
The altar of Multia Church
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