Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,397 (31 October 2024)[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 1.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.9/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 (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,397 |
| • Rank | 281st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.91/km2 (4.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| 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.[5]
Geography
editNeighbouring 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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
| 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
editNotable 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 c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "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 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Ropiseeko usein? Nämä ovat Suomen sateisimmat kunnat kesäisin". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 11 July 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ Kicksled World Championships multia.fi/mmpotkut
External links
edit
Media related to Multia at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Multia – Official website (in Finnish)
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