Summary
Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,429 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 765.63 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.1/sq mi).
Multia | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Multian kunta Multia kommun | |
 Multia Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Multia in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Keuruu sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Arto Kummala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 765.63 km2 (295.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 733.25 km2 (283.11 sq mi) |
| • Water | 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 116th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,429 |
| • Rank | 279th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.95/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.6% |
| • 65 or older | 35.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | multia |
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.[6]
Geography edit
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Multia to Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.
There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. The biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.[7]
The highest point of the Central Finland region, Kiiskilänmäki, which reaches an altitude of 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level, is located in Multia.[8]
During the summer months (June - August), Multia is the rainiest municipality in Finland, with an average of 237.3 millimeters (9.3 inches) of rainfall.[9]
| Climate data for Multia Pirttiperä (1991-2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55 (2.2) |
43 (1.7) |
42 (1.7) |
39 (1.5) |
45 (1.8) |
73 (2.9) |
89 (3.5) |
79 (3.1) |
65 (2.6) |
73 (2.9) |
67 (2.6) |
65 (2.6) |
735 (28.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 203 |
| Source: https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-sadetilastot | |||||||||||||
Events edit
Notable people edit
- Seth Heikkilä (1863–1938)
- Tauno Sipilä (1921–2001)
- Pentti Papinaho (1926-1992)
- Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942)
References edit
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ "Multia". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Jollei Haltille niin ainakin Kinttumäelle" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ "Ropiseeko usein? Nämä ovat Suomen sateisimmat kunnat kesäisin". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ https://multia.fi/mmpotkut/?page_id=49 website, english
External links edit
Media related to Multia at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Multia – Official website (in Finnish)