Ylöjärvi

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Town of Ylöjärvi
town in Finland
Location of Ylöjärvi in Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region Tampere
City manager  ?
Official languages Finnish
Area
 - total
 - land
ranked ?
275.31 km²
198.29 km²
Population
 - total (2005)
 - change
 - density
ranked ?
23,035
 %
109.4/km²
Urbanisation  %
Unemployment rate  %
http://www.ylojarvi.fi/english/

Ylöjärvi is a town in Western Finland located 14 km from Tampere.

The town has a population of 23,035 (2005) and covers an area of 275.31 km² of which 77.02 km² is water. The population density is 109.4 inhabitants per km². The population has increased rapidly in recent years, in 1990 it was slightly over 18,000.

Ylöjärvi was founded as a municipality in 1869. Starting January 1, 2004 it is known as a town.

The municipality of Viljakkala will be merged to Ylöjärvi at the beginning of year 2007.


Coordinates: 61°33′25″N, 23°35′45″E