Vammala
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| Vammala | |||
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| — Former town and municipality — | |||
| Vammalan kaupunki | |||
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| 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 | 1907 | ||
| Consolidated | 2009 | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 876 km2 (338 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 803.87 km2 (310.38 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 72.13 km2 (27.85 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 16,635 | ||
| • Density | 20.69/km2 (53.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Vammala is a former town and municipality of southwestern Finland, chartered in 1907.
On 1 January 2009 Vammala was consolidated with the municipalities of Mouhijärvi and Äetsä, to form a new city named Sastamala.
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[edit] Geography
Vammala was located in the southwest Pirkanmaa region, and was part of the former (1997 to 2010) province of Western Finland.
- Demographics
The municipality had a population of 16,635 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 803.87 square kilometres (310.38 sq mi).[1] The population density was 20.29 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.6 /sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2008.pdf. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/029EEED89C84611BC22575350052CE3A/$file/081231.html. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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