| Virrat | |||
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| — Town — | |||
| Virtain kaupunki | |||
| Main road 66 in Virrat | |||
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| Location of Virrat in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Pirkanmaa | ||
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Tapani Leppänen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,299.07 km2 (501.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,162.34 km2 (448.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 136.73 km2 (52.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 87th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 7,498 | ||
| • Rank | 140th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 6.45/km2 (16.7/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.5% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 1.4% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.4% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.7% | ||
| • 65 or older | 25% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.virrat.fi | ||
Virrat (Swedish: Virdois) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of 7,498 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,299.07 square kilometres (501.57 sq mi) of which 136.73 km2 (52.79 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.7 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Virrat crater on Mars is named after it.
Major lakes in the area are Toisvesi, by which the town of Virrat is located, and Tarjanne at the border of the municipalities of Virrat, Mänttä-Vilppula and Ruovesi.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Virrat Virrat] at Wikimedia Commons
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