Ulvila
| Ulvila | |||
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| Ulvilan kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°26′N 021°54′E / 61.433°N 21.9°ECoordinates: 61°26′N 021°54′E / 61.433°N 21.9°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Satakunta | ||
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region | ||
| Charter (as a town) | 1365 | ||
| Lost town privileges | 1558 | ||
| Gained town privileges | 2000 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Arto Saarinen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 422.52 km2 (163.14 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 400.70 km2 (154.71 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 246th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 13,604 | ||
| • Rank | 83rd largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 33.95/km2 (87.9/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| • Others | 0.8% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.1% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 64.1% | ||
| • 65 or older | 17.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.ulvila.fi | ||
Ulvila (Swedish: Ulvsby) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland. Its position as city was taken over by Pori in the 16th century.
The name Ulvila comes from Ulvi, the Fennicised version of the personal name Ulf, with the Finnish placename derivational marker -la/-lä.[6] The Swedish name Ulvsby has a similar meaning of "Ulf's village". Both can be roughly Anglicised as "Ulfsville".
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 13,604 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 422.52 square kilometres (163.14 sq mi) of which 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 33.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (87.9 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Ulvila:
- True Finns 25.6%
- Social Democratic Party 21.9%
- National Coalition Party 19.4%
- Centre Party 13.5%
- Left Alliance 11.9%
- Green League 4.3%
- Christian Democrats 3.1%
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. 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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.katajala.net/keskiaika/suomi/kaupungit.html
[edit] External links
Media related to Ulvila at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Ulvila – Official website
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