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′N021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.550°E /62.9417; 21.550 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa |
| 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 (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,420 |
| • Rank | 160th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 10.38/km2 (26.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 84.8% (official) |
| • Finnish | 9.4% |
| • Others | 5.9% |
| 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 amunicipality inFinland, located on the west coast of the country. Malax is situated inOstrobothnia, along theGulf of Bothnia. The population of Malax is approximately 5,000, while thesub-region has a population of approximately 111,000. It is the 160th most populousmunicipality 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] Thepopulation density is 10.38 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.9/sq mi).
Malax is abilingual municipality withFinnish andSwedish as its official languages. The population consists of9% Finnish speakers,85% Swedish speakers, and6% speakers of other languages.
Results of the2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Malax:
Media related toMalax at Wikimedia Commons
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