| Vimpeli | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Vimpelin kunta | |||
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| Location of Vimpeli in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1866 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Jyri Mäntylä | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 328.79 km2 (126.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 287.27 km2 (110.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 41.52 km2 (16 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 272nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 3,258 | ||
| • Rank | 243rd largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 11.34/km2 (29.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 0.6% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.1% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 62.1% | ||
| • 65 or older | 20.9% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.vimpeli.fi | ||
Vimpeli (Swedish: Vindala) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,258 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 328.79 square kilometres (126.95 sq mi) of which 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.4 /sq mi).
Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vimpeli Vimpeli] at Wikimedia Commons
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