Åva

Åva
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Location of Åva in Åland
Geography
LocationBaltic Sea
Coordinates60°28′N 21°05′E / 60.467°N 21.083°E / 60.467; 21.083
ArchipelagoÅland
Adjacent toArchipelago Sea
Area6.96 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Administration
RegionÅland
MunicipalityBrändö
Demographics
Population96 (2020)
Pop. density13.8/km2 (35.7/sq mi)
LanguagesFinland; Swedish
Additional information
Postal code22940[1]

Åva is an island and village in the municipality of Brändö, Åland, Finland. As of 2020, Åva has 96 inhabitants.[2] The island is connected to Brändö village in the south by road banks and a bridge,[3] on the northern part of the island there is Åva harbour which is served by Ålandstrafiken ferries to Jurmo and to Vartsala (with a connection further to the Finnish mainland).[4]

Description

The island's area is 6.96 square kilometres and its greatest length is 5 kilometres in a north–south direction.[5] Åva is surrounded by the Jurmo stream and the island of Jurmo to the north, the bay of Skiftet to the east, the Åva stream and the island of Brändö to the south, and Ängskärsfjärden to the west.[3]

Etymology

The name Åva is of uncertain origin.[6]

Demography

Population evolution since 2000:

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2000 77—    
2005 89+15.6%
2010 84−5.6%
2015 83−1.2%
2020 96+15.7%
Source: [2]

References

  1. ^ "Postnummer by/område på Åland". www.alandpost.ax. Retrieved 2024-10-09.
  2. ^ a b "Befolkning 1999-2020 efter kommun, by, år och kön". Ålands statistik- och utredningsbyrå. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Kartplatsen". Lantmäteriverket.
  4. ^ "Färjturlistor". Ålandstrafiken. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ Lantmäteriverket: Terrängkarta 1:100 000, hämtad 2017-02-21 från filnedladdningstjänsten avgiftsfri data
  6. ^ "Åva, Brändö". Finlandssvenska bebyggelsenamn. Svenska litteratursällskapet. Retrieved 23 April 2020.