Houtskär
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| Houtskärs kommun - Houtskarin kunta | |||||
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| Province | Western Finland | ||||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||||
| Sub-region | Åboland | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
121.18 km² 120.53 km² ranked 393rd |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
674 (2004) 5.6 inh./km² + 1.8% ranked 419th |
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| Urbanisation | 0.0% | ||||
| Unemployment | 9.6% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Mikael Grannas | ||||
| Home page | http://www.houtskar.fi | ||||
Houtskär (Swedish pronunciation: [huːtʃæːr][stress?]; Finnish: Houtskari [ˈhoutskɑri]) is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Iniö, Korpo, Nagu and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 674 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 121.18 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.65 km² is inland water. The population density was 5.59 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was bilingual with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.
In the 2004 municipal elections, the Swedish People's Party got 100% of the votes.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ministry of Justice Finland: Results of 2004 election in Houtskär (English)
[edit] External links
Media related to Houtskär at Wikimedia Commons- Official website - in Swedish and Finnish
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Coordinates: 60°13′20″N 21°22′20″E / 60.22222°N 21.37222°E
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