Petalax ( fi, Petolahti) is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in
Ostrobothnia.
The municipality was incorporated in
Malax
Malax (; fi, Maalahti) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population dens ...
municipality in 1973.
Approximately 1,200 people live in Petalax and the main language is Swedish.
References
Municipalities of Finland
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