Multia | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Multian kunta Swedish: Multia kommun |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 62.4083°N 71.7°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Central Finland |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Keuruu sub-region |
Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
Leader Name: | Arto Kummala |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1868 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNMultia, Finland}} of which NaNMultia, Finland}} is water. The population density is NaNMultia, Finland.
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.[1]
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. It is from Multia to Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.
There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. The biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.[2]
The highest point of the Central Finland region, Kiiskilänmäki, which reaches an altitude of above sea level, is located in Multia.[3]
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.[4]
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