Kronoby
Kronoby – Kruunupyy | |
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Municipality | |
 Kronoby riverside | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kronoby in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E / 63.7250°N 23.033°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region |
| Charter | 1607 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Manager | Michael Djupsjöbacka |
| • Municipal Council Chairwoman | Marketta Widjeskog |
| • Municipal Administration Chairman | Hans-Erik Lindgren |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 752.65 km2 (290.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 712.34 km2 (275.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 120th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31) | |
| • Total | 6,503 |
| • Rank | 148th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.13/km2 (23.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 83.3% (official) |
| • Finnish | 15.6% |
| • Others | 1.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.1% |
| • 65 or older | 26.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate | 22% |
| Website | www.kronoby.fi |
Kronoby (Finnish: Kruunupyy) is a municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It had about 6,700 people living there in January 2014. The municipalities next to it are Evijärvi, Kaustinen, Kokkola, Luoto, Pedersöre and Veteli.
The municipality was established in 1607.
