Nastola

Nastola
Former municipality
Nastolan kunta

Nastola Church

Coat of arms

Location of Nastola in Finland
Coordinates: 60°57′N 025°56′E / 60.950°N 25.933°E / 60.950; 25.933Coordinates: 60°57′N 025°56′E / 60.950°N 25.933°E / 60.950; 25.933
Country Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Lahti sub-region
Charter 1869
Consolidated 2016
Government
  Municipality manager Pauli Syyrakki
Area[1]
  Total 382.86 km2 (147.82 sq mi)
  Land 324.19 km2 (125.17 sq mi)
  Water 38.67 km2 (14.93 sq mi)
Population (2015-06-30)[2]
  Total 14,905
  Density 45.98/km2 (119.1/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.nastola.fi

Nastola is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the city of Lahti on 1 January 2016.[3]

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality had a population of 14,905 (30 June 2015)[2] and covered an area of 382.86 km2 (147.82 sq mi) of which 38.67 km2 (14.93 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 45.9761/km2 (119.078/sq mi). Nastola is located between two major cities: Lahti and Kouvola.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

List of villages

Arrajoki, Immilä, Koiskala, Lankila, Pyhäntaka, Ruuhijärvi, Uusikylä, Vanaja, Villähde, Kirkonkylä, Rakokivi, Seesta- Luhtaanmaa, Järvinen, Tapiola.

Attractions[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Väestötietojärjestelmä rekisteritilanne 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. Ojansivu, Merja (25 January 2015). "Lahti ja Nastola yhdistyvät ensi vuoden alusta". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Sanoma Media Finland Oy. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. http://www.verkkonikkarit.fi/matkailu/visit-nastola/

External links

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