Malax
Malax – Maalahti | |
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Municipality | |
| Malax kommun Maalahden kunta | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Malax in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.550°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region |
| Charter | 1607 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mats Brant |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,954.94 km2 (754.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 522.11 km2 (201.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 169th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,458 |
| • Rank | 160th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 10.45/km2 (27.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 85.3% (official) |
| • Finnish | 9.6% |
| • Others | 5.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56% |
| • 65 or older | 28.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.malax.fi |
Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Malax is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Malax is approximately 5,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 110,000. It is the 160th most populous municipality in Finland.
Malax covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.1/sq mi).
Malax is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 10% Finnish speakers, 85% Swedish speakers, and 5% speakers of other languages.
