Petalax (Finnish: Petolahti) is a former municipality in Ostrobothnia.[1] The municipality was incorporated in Malax municipality in 1973.[2] Approximately 1,200 people live in Petalax and the main language is Swedish.
Petalax
Petalax – Petolahti | |
|---|---|
Town, former municipality | |
| Petalax kommun Petolahden kunta | |
 Coat of arms | |
 The location of Petalax, Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°50′20″N 21°25′23″E / 62.83889°N 21.42306°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region |
| Consolidated | 1973 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,175 km2 (454 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | approx. 1,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 66240 |
References
edit- ^ "Kommunstrukturen" (PDF). Kommun- och servicestrukturutredningen i landskapet Österbotten (in Swedish). Helsinki: Österbottens förbund - Pohjanmaan liitto. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2009-05-18.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Finlands kommunvapen, Malax" (in Swedish). Helsinki: Kuntaliitto - Kommunförbundet. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
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