Töysä
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| Töysä | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Töysän kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 62°38′N 023°49′E / 62.633°N 23.817°ECoordinates: 62°38′N 023°49′E / 62.633°N 23.817°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kuusiokunnat sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Consolidated | 2013 | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 309.66 km2 (119.56 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 297.75 km2 (114.96 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 275th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,156 | |
| • Rank | 244th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.6/km2 (27/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 19.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | |
| Website | www.toysa.fi | |
Töysä is a former municipality in Western Finland. It was consolidated to Alavus on 1 January 2013. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,156 (31 January 2014)[2] and covered an area of 309.66 square kilometres (119.56 sq mi) of which 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 10.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (27 /sq mi). Most inhabitants spoke Finnish, with hardly any other languages being spoken.[6]
Töysä was known for its shopping village Tuuri and the Veljekset Keskinen department store.
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 Töysä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Töysä – Official website
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