Angelniemi

Angelniemi
Former Municipality
Angelniemen kunta
Angelniemi kommun
Coat of arms of Angelniemi
Coat of arms
Location of Angelniemi
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Established1916
Merged1967
SeatKokkila
Area
 • Urban
63.7 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Population
 • Density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Urban density16.5/km2 (43/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,051
 statistics from 1961[4]
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb

Angelniemi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑŋːelˌnie̯mi]) is a former municipality of Finland. It became part of Halikko in 1967. It was located on partly on the continent by the Halikonlahti Bay and partly on Kimito Island and is still nowadays the only part of the island where Finnish is the primary language. Today the population of the area is 398, but it rises during the summer because of the summer cottages.[8]

The center of Angelniemi from the cable ferry
Angelniemi Church

The center of the municipality was Kokkila, which lies on the continent. There is a cable ferry which connects Kokkila to the Kimito Island. Other isles of Angelniemi are Angelansaari, Kokkilansaari, Pikkusaari and Karhusaari.

Angelniemi congregation was established 1657 as a chapel of Halikko. Angelniemi became independent 1916 and it reached its high in 1957 at 1,217 people.[4] In 1967 Angelniemi was merged back to Halikko.

  1. ^ a b c d "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2022". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Statistics of Angelniemi (in Finnish)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  6. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. ^ Angelniemen kyläyhdistys (in Finnish)]