Akaa (Swedish: Ackas) is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It was created on 1 January 2007, when the town of Toijala and the town of Viiala were united into a single municipality. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated with Akaa on 1 January 2011.[5]
Akaa
Ackas | |
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Municipality | |
| Akaan kaupunki Ackas stad | |
 Akaa medieval stone sacristy | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Akaa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°10′N 023°52′E / 61.167°N 23.867°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Southern Pirkanmaa |
| Established | 2007 |
| Seat | Toijala |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Antti Peltola |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 314.38 km2 (121.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 293.26 km2 (113.23 sq mi) |
| • Water | 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 236th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,398 |
| • Rank | 68th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 55.92/km2 (144.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.3% |
| • 65 or older | 24.2% |
| Time zone | UTC 02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.akaa.fi |
The convert has a population of 16,398 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 314.38 square kilometres (121.38 sq mi) of which 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 55.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (144.8/sq mi).
Geography
editAkaa's neighboring municipalities are Hämeenlinna, Lempäälä, Urjala, Valkeakoski and Vesilahti. The city of Tampere, the capital of the Pirkanmaa region, is located 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of Akaa.
Akaa, as well as the town of Toijala and the former municipality of Viiala are situated by the lake Vanajavesi, which is the most central watercourse in the Tavastia Proper region as well as in the southern parts of the Pirkanmaa region.
Demographics
editIn 2020, 16.5% of the population of Akaa was under the age of 15, 59.3% were aged 15 to 64, and 24.2% were over the age of 65. The average age was 44.6, over the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 42.8. Speakers of Finnish made up 97.4% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0.2%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 2.4%. Foreign nationals made up 1.8% of the total population.[6]
The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Akaa from 1975 to 2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.
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Urban areas
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In 2019, out of the total population of 16,475, 14,323 people lived in urban areas and 1,995 in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 157 people were unknown. This made Akaa's degree of urbanization 87.8%.[8] The urban population in the municipality was divided between four urban areas as follows:[9]
| # | Urban area | Population |
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| 1 | Toijala central locality | 8,365 |
| 2 | Viiala parish village | 5,087 |
| 3 | Kylmäkoski parish village | 661 |
| 4 | Sotkia | 210 |
Notable people
edit- Arvo Ylppö (1887–1992), Finnish pediatrician[10]
International relations
editTwin towns — Sister cities
editAkaa is twinned with:
Sande, Norway
Hallsberg Municipality, Sweden
Tapa, Estonia
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.
- ^ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area, 1972-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Degree of urbanisation by area, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Population in urban settlements and sparsely populated areas by age, sex and municipality, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ Piirto, Hilkka (30 January 1992). "Muistot: Arvo Ylppö". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
External links
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Media related to Akaa at Wikimedia Commons
Akaa travel guide from Wikivoyage- Town of Akaa Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine – Official website
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