Vimpeli
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| Vimpeli | ||
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| — Municipality — | ||
| Vimpelin kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 63°09.7′N 023°49′E / 63.1617°N 23.817°ECoordinates: 63°09.7′N 023°49′E / 63.1617°N 23.817°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1866 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jyri Mäntylä | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 328.79 km2 (126.95 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 287.27 km2 (110.92 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 272nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-02-28)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,212 | |
| • Rank | 243rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 11.18/km2 (29.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 20.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.vimpeli.fi | |
Vimpeli (Swedish: Vindala) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,212 (28 February 2013)[2] and covers an area of 328.79 square kilometres (126.95 sq mi) of which 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.0 /sq mi).
Vimpeli was crucial in the Winter War due to its ski-factory that created over half of the skis used in the war.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 28.2.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "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 [edit]
Media related to Vimpeli at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vimpeli – Official website
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