Lumparland

Lumparland
Municipality
Lumparlands kommun

Coat of arms

Location of Lumparland in Finland
Lumparland

Location in Åland

Coordinates: 60°07′N 020°15.5′E / 60.117°N 20.2583°E / 60.117; 20.2583Coordinates: 60°07′N 020°15.5′E / 60.117°N 20.2583°E / 60.117; 20.2583
Country Finland
Region Åland
Sub-region Åland Countryside sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Tomas Urvas
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 87.06 km2 (33.61 sq mi)
 • Land 36.26 km2 (14.00 sq mi)
 • Water 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Area rank 331st largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 390
 • Rank 333rd largest in Finland
 • Density 10.76/km2 (27.9/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Swedish 91.5% (official)
 • Finnish 6.2%
 • Others 2.3%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 18.3%
 • 15 to 64 63%
 • 65 or older 18.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.5%
Website www.lumparland.ax

Lumparland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. It is the smallest municipality on mainland Åland.

The municipality has a population of 390 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 87.06 square kilometres (33.61 sq mi) of which 50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

The main village is Klemetsby, where there is a bank, a church, a post office and a school. Klemetsby is 25 kilometres (16 mi) away from Mariehamn. The ferry port of Långnäs is situated in the eastern part of Lumparland.

Lumparland was the last municipality in Finland to establish its own website which happened in 2004.

The municipality has previously also been known as "'Lumparlanti" in some Finnish documents,[6] but is today referred to as "Lumparland" also in Finnish.

Sights

The Church of Lumparland, dedicated to St. Andrew, is the oldest surviving wooden church in Åland, dating back to the 1720s. Inside the church, the altar painting is the work of Victor Westerholm. There is also a miniature ship from 1836 inside the church.

Geography

Lumparland borders the eastern edge of a billion-year-old nine-kilometer wide water filled impact crater, Lumparn, which is devoid of islands.

Lumpokasen (60.7 m or 199 ft) is the highest point in the municipality.

Economy

Agriculture and tourism are the most important lines of business in Lumparland.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ 1201–1202 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / II. Isopurje – Maskotti)

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