Lemland
Lemland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
Lemland | |
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Municipality | |
| Lemlands kommun | |
The medieval parish church in Lemland. | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lemland in Finland | |
Lemland Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Åland Countryside sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikael Smeds |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 965.30 km2 (372.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 113.21 km2 (43.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 293rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,127 |
| • Rank | 250th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 18.79/km2 (48.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 91.5% (official) |
| • Finnish | 3.4% |
| • Others | 5.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 20.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.2% |
| • 65 or older | 18.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.lemland.ax |
The municipality has a population of 2,127 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 965.30 square kilometres (372.70 sq mi) of which 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) is water. The population density is 18.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
The Lemström channel divides Lemland from its neighboring municipality, Jomala. It was widened by Russian POWs in 1882.
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