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Kustavi
Kustavi
	— Municipality —
Kustavin kunta
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Location of Kustavi in Finland
	Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°ECoordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°E
Country	Finland
Province	Western Finland
Region	Finland Proper
Sub-region	Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Charter	1874
	Government
- Municipal manager	Veijo Katara
	Area (2009-01-01)
- Total	771.51 km2 (297.9 sq mi)
- Land	166.37 km2 (64.2 sq mi)
- Water	605.14 km2 (233.6 sq mi)
Area rank	150th largest in Finland
	Population (2009-06-30)
- Total	893
- Density	5.37/km2 (13.9/sq mi)
Population rank	337th largest in Finland
	Population by native language
- Finnish	96.9% (official)
- Swedish	1.3%
- Others	1.8%
	Population by age
- 0 to 14	12.3%
- 15 to 64	61.3%
- 65 or older	26.4%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate	19.25%
Website	www.kustavi.fi

Kustavi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkustɑʋi]; Swedish: Gustavs) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 893 (30 June 2009)^[2] and covers an area of 771.51 square kilometres (297.88 sq mi) of which 605.14 km² (233.65 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 5.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.9 /sq mi).

There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area.

The municipality is a very popular summer resort and hosts over 2,800 summer cottages. The population gets tenfold during the summer months. The biggest events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August.

The municipality has the basic services including 3 groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö and Iniö.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located next to the Swedish speaking Åland-region.

[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 20 February 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 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 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 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 8 March 2009.

[edit] External links

Media related to Kustavi at Wikimedia Commons
Municipality of Kustavi – Official website

[total_area-0] "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 20 February 2009.

[population_count-1] "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

[population_by_language-2] "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 29 March 2009.

[demography-3] "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 28 April 2009.

[tax_rate-4] "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 8 March 2009.

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