Vörå
| Vörå Vörå – Vöyri |
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| Vörå kommun – Vöyrin kunta | ||
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| Location of Vörå in Finland Location of Vörå in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 (Vörå) | |
| Re-established | 2007 (Vörå-Maxmo) | |
| Re-established | 2011 (Vörå) | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Mikko Ollikainen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,499.91 km2 (579.12 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 781.31 km2 (301.67 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 718.6 km2 (277.5 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 68th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 6,691 | |
| • Rank | 154th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 8.56/km2 (22.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Swedish | 84.6% (official) | |
| • Finnish | 13.6% (official) | |
| • Others | 1.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 22% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | |
| Website | www.vora.fi | |
Vörå (Finnish: Vöyri) is a municipality of Finland. In 2011, it was created from the municipalities of Vörå-Maxmo and Oravais.[6] Vörå-Maxmo was created in 2007 from the municipalities of (old) Vörå and Maxmo. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region.
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (85%) speaking Swedish and the minority (14%) Finnish.[3]
Old Vörå
The former municipality had a population of 3,524 (2003) and covered an area of 427.50 km² of which 2.38 km² is water. The population density was 8.3 inhabitants per km². The majority were speakers of Swedish (85%) and the minority speakers of Finnish (14%).
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External links
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- Municipality of Vörå – Official website (Swedish) (Finnish)
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