Kumlinge | |
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Municipality | |
Kumlinges kommun | |
Coordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′E / 60.2583°N 20.7783°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Åland |
Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Christian Dreyer |
• Chairman of municipality council | Mats Perämaa |
• Chairwoman of municipality executive board | Gun-Mari Lindholm |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 865.88 km2 (334.32 sq mi) |
• Land | 99.06 km2 (38.25 sq mi) |
• Water | 761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi) |
• Rank | 299th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 279 |
• Rank | 307th largest in Finland |
• Density | 2.82/km2 (7.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Swedish | 84.8% (official) |
• Finnish | 7.2% |
• Others | 7.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 10.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 51.8% |
• 65 or older | 38.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.kumlinge.ax |
Kumlinge is a municipality consisting of a group of islands in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. Kumlinge, which is also the name of the largest island in the group, means "rocky passage."[citation needed]
The municipality has a population of 279 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 865.88 square kilometres (334.32 sq mi) of which 761.12 km2 (293.87 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi).
84.8% of the population is Swedish-speaking, 7.2% is Finnish-speaking, and 7.9% speak other languages.[5]
The Kumlinge Airfield is situated on the main island.