Multia, Finland
Template:Redirect Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox settlement Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of Template:Data Finland municipality/population count ({{#time: j F Y|Template:Data Finland municipality/population count }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of Template:Convert of which Template:Convert, or 11.5%, is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is Template:Convert.
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.<ref name="kotus">Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. Multia is Template:Convert from Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.Template:Cn
There are altogether 146 lakes in Multia. The biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The highest point of the Central Finland region, Kiiskilänmäki, which reaches an altitude of Template:Convert above sea level, is located in Multia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Events
Kicksled World Championship<ref>Kicksled World Championships multia.fi/mmpotkut</ref>
Notable people
- Seth Heikkilä (1863–1938)
- Tauno Sipilä (1921–2001)
- Pentti Papinaho (1926-1992)
- Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942)
References
External links
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- Municipality of Multia – Official website Template:In lang
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