Varkaus
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| Varkaus | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Varkauden kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°19′N 027°53.5′E / 62.317°N 27.8917°ECoordinates: 62°19′N 027°53.5′E / 62.317°N 27.8917°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Eastern Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Varkaus sub-region | ||
| Market town | 1929 | ||
| City rights | 1961 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Hannu Tsupari | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 524.55 km2 (202.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 386.1 km2 (149.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 138.45 km2 (53.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 23,137 | ||
| - Density | 59.92/km2 (155.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.2% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Others | 1.6% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 14.8% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64.7% | ||
| - 65 or older | 20.5% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.varkaus.fi | ||
Varkaus (before year 1929 Warkaus) is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 23,137 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 524.55 square kilometres (202.53 sq mi) of which 138.45 km2 (53.46 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 59.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (155.2 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Oddly enough, 'Varkaus' translates to 'theft', even though it is not the reason for giving that name to the city. In old Finnish, the same word also meant strait, and this city is located in the lake district.
The town is located on straits between two parts of Lake Saimaa. An extension of the Saimaa Canal passes through the town. The town became an industrial center in the end of the 19th century with the A. Ahlström paper mills. During the Finnish Civil War in 1918 the town was taken over by the "Reds", but because of its isolated location in rural Finland, it was soon taken by the "Whites".
The municipality of Kangaslampi was consolidated to Varkaus on 1 January 2005.
[edit] Twin towns
Varkaus is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Varkaus at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Varkaus – Official website
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