Närpes
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Närpes Närpes – Närpiö |
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Närpes stad Närpiön kaupunki Town of Närpiö |
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Närpes Church
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 Location of Närpes in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°28′N 021°20′E / 62.467°N 21.333°ECoordinates: 62°28′N 021°20′E / 62.467°N 21.333°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Sydösterbotten sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| City rights | 1993 | |
| Government | ||
| • City manager | Hans-Erik Lindqvist | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 977.52 km2 (377.42 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 977.15 km2 (377.28 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1,357 km2 (524 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 80th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 9,392 | |
| • Rank | 110th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 9.61/km2 (24.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Swedish | 88.4% (official) | |
| • Finnish | 5.8% (official) | |
| • Others | 5.8% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61% | |
| • 65 or older | 25% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
| Website | www.narpes.fi | |
Närpes (Finnish: Närpiö) is a town and municipality of Finland.
The municipality is located in the former province of Western Finland (all provinces were abolished in 2010) and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,392 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 977.52 square kilometres (377.42 sq mi) of which 1,357 km2 (524 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.9/sq mi).
Närpes has been a bilingual municipality since 2016. Before that Närpes was the last unilingually Swedish-speaking municipality in continental Finland. Most locals speak a divergent variety of Ostrobothnian Swedish. The many bands who sing in that dialect include 1G3B and Nektor.
Economically, the municipality is known for extensive greenhouse farming of tomatoes and manufacture of trailers for trucks.
Närpes is twinned with:
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