Dragsfjärd
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. The municipality of Hitis was merged to Dragsfjärd in 1969.
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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 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 274.95 km 2 of which 8.17 km 2 was water. The population density was 12.66 inhabitants per km 2. The 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.
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Key facts
• Name — Dragsfjärd • Type — Former municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Finland • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Western Finland • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — Southwest Finland • Subdivision Type3 — Sub-region • Subdivision Name3 — Åboland • Extinct Title — Consolidated into Kimitoön • Extinct Date — 2009 • Leader Title — Municipal manager • Leader Name — Klas Nyström • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 274.95 • Area Land Km2 — 266.78 • Population As Of — 2004-12-31 • Population Total — 3378 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Blank1 Title — Urbanisation • Population Blank1 — 62.7% • Time Zone1 — EET • Utc Offset1 — +02:00 • Time Zone1 Dst — EEST • Utc Offset1 Dst — +03:00 • Custom Label Sec1 — Official languages • Custom Data Sec1 — Swedish, Finnish • Custom Label1 Sec1 — Unemployment rate • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 8.3%
People from Dragsfjärd
People from Dragsfjärd
• Artur Wuorimaa (1854 – 1921) • Wilhelm Ramsay (1865 – 1928) • Gottfrid Lindström (1887 – 1975) • Allan Wallenius (1890–1942) • Olavi Saarinen (1923 – 1979) • Conny Karlsson (1975 –) • Ahti Fredriksson (1923 - 1994)
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