Nousiainen
Nousis | |
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Municipality | |
Nousiaisten kunta Nousis kommun | |
Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E / 60.600°N 22.083°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Southwest Finland |
Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
Charter | 1867 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Juhani Kylämäkilä |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 199.55 km2 (77.05 sq mi) |
• Land | 198.93 km2 (76.81 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
• Rank | 263rd largest in Finland |
Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,664 |
• Rank | 175th largest in Finland |
• Density | 23.45/km2 (60.7/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 95.8% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.8% |
• Others | 3.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 19% |
• 15 to 64 | 60.3% |
• 65 or older | 20.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.nousiainen.fi |
Nousiainen (Finnish: [ˈnou̯siˌɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Nousis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Turku along Highway 8 (E8).[5] The Finnish-speaking municipality has a population of 4,664 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 199.55 square kilometres (77.05 sq mi) of which 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 23.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (60.7/sq mi).
There are two Natura 2000 sites in Nousiainen: the Kurjenrahka National Park and the Rehtisuo Raised Bog.[6]