Dragsfjärd
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| Dragsfjärds kommun Dragsfjärdin kunta | |
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Coat of Arms
Location
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| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Åboland |
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
274.95 km2 266.78 km2 ranked 298th |
| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
3,378 (2004) 12.7 inhabitants/km2 - 1.2% ranked 274th |
| Urbanisation | 62.7% |
| Unemployment | 8.3% |
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish |
| Municipal manager | Klas Nyström |
| Home page | https://web.archive.org/web/20050814235403/http://www.dragsfjard.fi/ |
Dragsfjärd is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009 it was consolidated with Kimito and Västanfjärd to form the new municipality of Kimitoön.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 3,378 (2004年12月31日) and covered an area of 274.95 km2 of which 8.17 km2 is water. The population density was 12.66 inhabitants per km2.
Western part of the municipality belongs to the Southwestern Archipelago National Park and forms the eastern part of the park.
The municipality was bilingual with 76% of the population being Swedish speakers and 21% being Finnish speakers.
People from Dragsfjärd
[edit ]- Artur Wuorimaa (1854 – 1921)
- Wilhelm Ramsay (1865 – 1928)
- Gottfrid Lindström (1887 – 1975)
- Allan Wallenius (1890–1942)
- Olavi Saarinen (1923 – 1979)
- Conny Karlsson (1975 – )
External links
[edit ]Media related to Dragsfjärd at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website – in Swedish and Finnish
60°04′20′′N 022°28′10′′E / 60.07222°N 22.46944°E / 60.07222; 22.46944
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