Eckerö

Eckerö
Municipality
Eckerö kommun

Eckerö Church in July 2004

Coat of arms

Location of Eckerö in Finland
Eckerö

Location in Åland

Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E / 60.217°N 19.550°E / 60.217; 19.550Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°33′E / 60.217°N 19.550°E / 60.217; 19.550
Country Finland
Region Åland
Sub-region Åland Countryside sub-region
Government
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 752.63 km2 (290.59 sq mi)
 • Land 107.69 km2 (41.58 sq mi)
 • Water 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi)
Area rank 162nd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 932
 • Rank 324th largest in Finland
 • Density 8.65/km2 (22.4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Swedish 90% (official)
 • Finnish 6%
 • Others 4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 16.3%
 • 15 to 64 63.6%
 • 65 or older 20.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18%
Website www.eckero.ax
Not to be confused with Ekerö.

Eckerö is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. The municipality has a population of 932 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 752.63 square kilometres (290.59 sq mi) of which 644.94 km2 (249.01 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.4/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 90% of the population are Swedish speakers. It is the westernmost municipality of Åland and Finland. The company Eckerö Linjen operates a ferry connection between Berghamn in Storby, Eckerö and Grisslehamn on Väddö, Norrtälje in Sweden.

The municipality has previously also been known as Ekkerö in Finnish documents,[6] but is today referred to as "Eckerö" also in Finnish.

Eckerö's most famous building is the Post and Customs house. It is the largest and most impressive building that has been erected to aid the postal services between Stockholm and St. Petersburg. The building was built during the Russian times in 1828 and architect C.L Engel made the construction plans.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ 707–708 (Pieni Tietosanakirja / I. A – Isonzo)
  7. ↑ http://visitaland.com/postvagen/en/eckero/ Eckerö Post and Customs house

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