Mänttä-Vilppula
| Mänttä-Vilppula | ||
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| Town | ||
| Mänttä-Vilppulan kaupunki | ||
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Roundabout of Satakunnantie | ||
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 Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°ECoordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 2009 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Mauri Heinonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 657.10 km2 (253.71 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 534.49 km2 (206.37 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 187th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 10,738 | |
| • Rank | 91st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 20.09/km2 (52.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 23.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.manttavilppula.fi | |
Mänttä-Vilppula (Swedish: Mänttä-Filpula) is a town and municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region.
The town has a population of 10,738 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 657.10 square kilometres (253.71 sq mi) of which 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) is water.[1]
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Major lakes in the area include the lakes Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä.
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 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 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 Mänttä-Vilppula at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Mänttä-Vilppula – Official website (Finnish)
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