Malax

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Malax

| official_name = {{lang|sv|Malax kommun}}
{{lang|fi|Maalahden kunta}}

| native_name = {{lang|sv|Malax}} – {{lang|fi|Maalahti}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Åminne, Maalahti 2008.jpg

| image_shield = Maalahti.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Maalahti sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Malax in Finland

|coordinates = {{coord|62|56.5|N|021|33|E|display=inline,title}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Ostrobothnia

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Vaasa

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Mats Brant

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1607

|area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Malax}}

|area_total_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Malax}}

|area_land_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Malax}}

|area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Malax}}

|area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Malax}}

|population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Malax}}

|population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Malax}}

|population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Malax}}

|population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Malax}}

|population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Malax}}

|demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Malax}}

|demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_footnotes|Malax}}

|demographics1_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title1|Malax}}

|demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Malax}}

|demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Malax}}

|demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Malax}} (official)

|demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Malax}}

|demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Malax}}

|demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Malax}}

|demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Malax}}

|demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Malax}}

|demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Malax}}

|demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Malax}}

|demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Malax}}

|demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Malax}}

|demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Malax}}

|demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Malax}}

|demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Malax}}

|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Malax}}

|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Malax}}

|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +02:00

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = [http://www.malax.fi/ www.malax.fi]

}}

Malax ({{IPA|sv-FI|ˈmɑːlɑks|lang}}; {{langx|fi|Maalahti}}, {{IPA|fi|ˈmɑːˌlɑhti}}) is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Malax is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Malax is approximately {{formatnum:{{#expr:{{Data Finland municipality/population count|{{PAGENAME}}}}round -3}}}}, while the sub-region has a population of approximately {{formatnum: {{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vaasa}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Korsnäs}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Laihia}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Malax}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Korsholm}} + {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Vöyri}}round -3}}}}. It is the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|{{PAGENAME}}}}}} most populous municipality in Finland.

Malax covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Malax}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Malax}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Malax|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

Malax is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Finnish|Malax}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Malax}}|0}}}} Finnish speakers, {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language Swedish|Malax}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Malax}}|0}}}} Swedish speakers, and {{Formatnum: {{pct|{{Data Finland municipality/native language other|Malax}}|{{Data Finland municipality/native language total|Malax}}|0}}}} speakers of other languages.