| Huittinen | |||
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| — Town — | |||
| Huittisten kaupunki | |||
| A view from Lauttakylä, central Huittinen | |||
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| Location of Huittinen in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Satakunta | ||
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| Market town | 1972 | ||
| Town privileges | 1977 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Jyrki Peltomaa | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 539.59 km2 (208.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 532.62 km2 (205.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 6.97 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 216th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 10,660 | ||
| • Rank | 96th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 20.01/km2 (51.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 1.8% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 63% | ||
| • 65 or older | 21.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.huittinen.fi | ||
Huittinen (Swedish: Vittis) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Satakunta region. The town has a population of 10,660 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 539.59 square kilometres (208.34 sq mi) of which 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 20.01 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.8 /sq mi).
The town is unilingually Finnish.
Risto Ryti, the president of Finland in 1940–44, was born in Huittinen in 1889.
Municipality of Vampula was consolidated with Huittinen on 1 January 2009.
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