Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,430 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 765.63 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.1/sq mi).
Multia | |
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Municipality | |
| Multian kunta Multia kommun | |
 Multia Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Multia in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Keuruu sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Arto Kummala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 765.63 km2 (295.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 733.25 km2 (283.11 sq mi) |
| • Water | 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 116th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,430 |
| • Rank | 279th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.95/km2 (5.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.6% |
| • 65 or older | 35.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | multia |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.[5]
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Multia to Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.
There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. The biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.[6]
The highest point of the Central Finland region, Kiiskilänmäki, which reaches an altitude of 269 metres (883 ft) above sea level, is located in Multia.[7]
During the summer months (June - August), Multia is the rainiest municipality in Finland, with an average of 237.3 millimeters (9.3 inches) of rainfall.[8]
| Climate data for Multia Pirttiperä (1991-2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55 (2.2) | 43 (1.7) | 42 (1.7) | 39 (1.5) | 45 (1.8) | 73 (2.9) | 89 (3.5) | 79 (3.1) | 65 (2.6) | 73 (2.9) | 67 (2.6) | 65 (2.6) | 735 (28.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 203 |
| Source: https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/1991-2020-sadetilastot | |||||||||||||
Events
Notable people
- Seth Heikkilä (1863–1938)
- Tauno Sipilä (1921–2001)
- Pentti Papinaho (1926-1992)
- Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942)
References
External links
Media related to Multia at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Multia – Official website (in Finnish)