Asikkala
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| Asikkala | ||
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region | |
| Charter | 1848 | |
| Seat | Vääksy | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Juri Nieminen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 755.54 km2 (291.72 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 563.41 km2 (217.53 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 192.13 km2 (74.18 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 160th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 8,297 | |
| • Rank | 126th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 14.73/km2 (38.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1.2% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.asikkala.fi | |
Asikkala is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Vääksy.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 8,297 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 755.54 square kilometres (291.72 sq mi) of which 192.13 km2 (74.18 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, by law since 1996.
Some villages
Kalkkinen, Kopsuo, Kurhila, Urajärvi and Vähä-äiniö.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Asikkala:
- True Finns 26.8%
- Centre Party 20.8%
- National Coalition Party 20.5%
- Social Democratic Party 15.2%
- Christian Democrats 8.1%
- Left Alliance 4.0%
- Green League 3.7%
See also
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Asikkala – Official site in Finnish
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