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Geta, Åland

Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 019°51′E / 60.3750°N 19.850°E / 60.3750; 19.850
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Geta
Municipality
Geta kommun
Geta
Coat of arms of Geta
Location of Geta in Finland
Location of Geta in Finland
Geta is located in Åland
Geta
Geta
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 019°51′E / 60.3750°N 19.850°E / 60.3750; 19.850
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionÅland Countryside sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerGustav Blomberg
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total605.99 km2 (233.97 sq mi)
 • Land84.55 km2 (32.64 sq mi)
 • Water522.14 km2 (201.60 sq mi)
 • Rank303rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total513
 • Rank302nd largest in Finland
 • Density6.07/km2 (15.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish83.5% (official)
 • Finnish4.5%
 • Others12%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.8%
 • 15 to 6460.9%
 • 65 or older22.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.geta.ax

Geta (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjeːta]) is a municipality in the northern part of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of 513 (31 August 2024)[6] and covers an area of 605.99 square kilometres (233.97 sq mi) of which 522.14 km2 (201.60 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.7/sq mi).

Its neighboring municipalities are Finström, Hammarland and Saltvik. The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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