Back Aura (munisipyo sa Finland, Varsinais-Suomi, Loimaa, lat 60,63, long 22,55) CEB Aura (Finnland) German Άουρα (Φινλανδία) Greek Aura (Finnlando) Esperanto Aura (Finlandia) Spanish Aura vald Estonian آئورا (شهرداری فنلاند) Persian Aura (kunta) Finnish Aura (commune de Finlande) French Aura, Finlandia Galician
Aura | |
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Municipality | |
| Auran kunta Aura kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Aura in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°39′N 022°35′E / 60.650°N 22.583°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region |
| Charter | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jari Kesäniemi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 95.58 km2 (36.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 95.01 km2 (36.68 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 301st largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,976 |
| • Rank | 194th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 41.85/km2 (108.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.6% |
| • Others | 2.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.2% |
| • 65 or older | 20.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | aura |
Aura (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑu̯rɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. The name derives from the river Aura and the plough (aura in Finnish) reminiscent shape of the municipality. The municipality was established in 1917 from parts of Lieto and Pöytyä.
It is part of the Varsinais-Suomi region. The municipality has a population of 3,976 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 95.58 square kilometres (36.90 sq mi) of which 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 41.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (108.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 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.