Nastola
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| Nastola | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Nastolan kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 60°57′N 025°56′E / 60.950°N 25.933°ECoordinates: 60°57′N 025°56′E / 60.950°N 25.933°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality manager | Pauli Syyrakki | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 362.86 km2 (140.10 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 324.19 km2 (125.17 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 38.67 km2 (14.93 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 260th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 15,066 | |
| • Rank | 77th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 46.47/km2 (120.4/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 1.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 67.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 14.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.nastola.fi | |
Nastola is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 15,066 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 362.86 square kilometres (140.10 sq mi) of which 38.67 km2 (14.93 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 46.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (120.4 /sq mi). Nastola is located between two major cities: Lahti and Kouvola.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
List of villages
Arrajoki, Immilä, Koiskala, Lankila, Pyhäntaka, Ruuhijärvi, Uusikylä, Vanaja, Villähde, Kirkonkylä, Rakokivi, Seesta- Luhtaanmaa, Järvinen, Tapiola.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Nastola at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Nastola – Official website (Finnish)
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