Sastamala
| Sastamala | ||
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| Town | ||
| Sastamalan kaupunki | ||
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 Location of Sastamala in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°20.5′N 022°54.5′E / 61.3417°N 22.9083°ECoordinates: 61°20.5′N 022°54.5′E / 61.3417°N 22.9083°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 2009 | |
| Seat | Vammala | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Paavo Salli | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,387.56 km2 (535.74 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,291.42 km2 (498.62 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 96.14 km2 (37.12 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 78th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 25,373 | |
| • Rank | 41st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 19.65/km2 (50.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1.2% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.sastamala.fi | |
Sastamala is a town and municipality of Finland. It was created January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Vammala, Äetsä and Mouhijärvi were consolidated into a single town.
It is located in the province of Western Finland, and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of 25,373 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 1,387.56 square kilometres (535.74 sq mi) of which 96.14 km2 (37.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (50.9/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kankaanpää, Kokemäki, Lavia, Nokia, Punkalaidun, Ulvila, Urjala and Vesilahti.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Sights and happenigs
- Vanhan kirjallisuuden päivät
- Sastamala Gregoriana
- Skicenter Ellivuori
- Pirunvuori
- Herra Hakkaraisen talo
- Culturehouse Jaatsi
- Lakeside Golf Vammala
- Sarkia museum
- Keikyä museum
- Kokemäenjoki
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Sastamala is twinned with:
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Skövde, Sweden -
Ringsted, Denmark -
Halden, Norway -
Kashin, Russia -
Kuressaare, Estonia -
Vásárosnamény, Hungary
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 Sastamala at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Sastamala – Official website (Finnish)
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