Kumlinge | |
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Municipality | |
Kumlinges kommun | |
![]() Location of Kumlinge in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′E / 60.2583°N 20.7783°ECoordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′E / 60.2583°N 20.7783°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Åland |
Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region |
Govrenment | |
• Municipal manager | Jim Eriksson |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 865.88 km2 (334.32 sq mi) |
• Laund | 99.26 km2 (38.32 sq mi) |
• Water | 761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi) |
Area rank | 299t lairgest in Finland |
Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
• Total | 301 |
• Rank | 307t lairgest in Finland |
• Density | 3.03/km2 (7.8/sq mi) |
Population bi native leid | |
• Swedish | 89.2% (offeecial) |
• Finnish | 6.1% |
• Ithers | 4.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 tae 14 | 8.9% |
• 15 tae 64 | 63.6% |
• 65 or aulder | 27.5% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.kumlinge.ax |
Kumlinge is a municipality consistin o a group o islands in Åland, an autonomous territory o Finland. Kumlinge, which is the name o the lairgest island in the group an aw, means "rocky passage."
The municipality haes a population o 301 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an aurie o 865.88 square kilometre (334.32 sq mi) o which 761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population density is 3.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi).
Swadish-speakin, 6.1% is Finnish-speakin, an 4.7% speak ither leids.[6]
89.2% o the population isThe Kumlinge Airfield is situatit on the main island.
The first visitors tae Kumlinge wur Vikings who stoppit thare durin thair voyages. The first permanent residents arrivit in the 13t century. Accordin tae taxrolls frae the 16t century thare wur aboot a dozen hooses on the main island at the time, hame tae maistly fermers an fishermen. In the 20t century the population o Kumlinge slowly began tae decline.
The kirk in the veelage is dedicatit tae Saunt Anne an dates frae the 15t century. Thare are twa ferm museums in Kumlinge: Hermas museigård an Sjölunds gårdsmuseum. Thare is a memorial stane in Fälberget which is dedicatit tae the war o 1808 when a Roushie battalion wis defeatit in the veelage o Kumlinge. The auld post route goes throu Kumlinge an aw.
Island
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Population
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Kumlinge |
238
|
Enklinge |
87
|
Seglinge |
51
|
Björkö |
20
|
Ither (e.g. in hospitals) |
3
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