Vesilahti
| Vesilahti Vesilax | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Vesilahden kunta | ||
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 Location of Vesilahti in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°18.5′N 023°37′E / 61.3083°N 23.617°ECoordinates: 61°18.5′N 023°37′E / 61.3083°N 23.617°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | Tampere sub-region | |
| Charter | 1869 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Erkki Paloniemi | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 353.94 km2 (136.66 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 300.95 km2 (116.20 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 52.99 km2 (20.46 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 264th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,518 | |
| • Rank | 207th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 15.01/km2 (38.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 23.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61% | |
| • 65 or older | 15.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.vesilahti.fi | |
Vesilahti (Swedish: Vesilax) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,518 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 353.94 square kilometres (136.66 sq mi) of which 52.99 km2 (20.46 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 15.01 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.9/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Born in Vesilahti
- Jonne Järvelä, musician, member of the band Korpiklaani
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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 Vesilahti at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vesilahti – Official website
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