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Municipality in Uusimaa, Finland
Inga
(
Swedish pronunciation:
[?iŋːo]
;
Finnish
:
Inkoo
,
Finnish:
[?iŋkoː]
) is a
municipality
in
Finland
, located in the southern coast of the country. Inga is situated in the western part of the
Uusimaa
region. The population of Inga is approximately 5,000, while the
sub-region
has a population of approximately 40,000. It is the 161st most populous
municipality
in Finland.
Inga is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of
Ekenas
, the town centre of
Raseborg
. Inga covers an area of 954.02 square kilometres (368.35 sq mi) of which 604.21 km
2
(233.29 sq mi) is water.
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The
population density
is 15.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (39.7/sq mi).
Inga is a
bilingual
municipality with
Finnish
and
Swedish
as its official languages. The population consists of
43% Finnish speakers,
52% Swedish speakers, and
5% speakers of other languages.
Finnish national road 51
goes right through the southern part of Inga. The centre consists mainly of the road
Bollstavagen
that cuts through the Inga centrum. Along the road are most of the major buildings and shops of the small municipality. A few grocery stores, small kiosk, library and a bar. Towards the Road 51 there is the residential area. Near road 51, at the northern tip of the residential area is the Inga Volunteer Rescue Company. Nearby villages include
Kusans
.
Politics
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Results of the
2011 Finnish parliamentary election
in Inga:
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