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Also known as Kaustby

Kaustinen () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kaustinen
Settlement.other_name
Kaustby
Settlement.nickname
The Fiddling Capital of Finland
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Kaustinen_Church.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
The Church in Kaustinen on the sloping churchhill.
Settlement.image_shield
Kaustinen.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Kaustinen sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Kaustinen in Finland
Settlement.mapframe
yes
Settlement.mapframe marker
city
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Kaustinen sub-region
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal manager

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Kaustisten kunta
Country
Finland
Located in
Vaasa Province
Official language
Finnish
Population
4198
Area
7.18
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Veteli
Official website
kaustinen.fi
Image
Kaustisen kirkko1.jpg
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Commons category
Kaustinen
associated electoral district
Vaasa
topic's main category
Category:Kaustinen
inception
1866-01-01
located in the statistical territorial entity
Kaustinen sub-region
different from
Kaustinen sub-region
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Transport
  • Famous people from Kaustinen
  • References
  • External links

Kaustinen () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Neighbouring municipalities are Halsua, Kokkola, Kronoby and Veteli. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kaustinen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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