Virrat
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| Coordinates: 62°15′N 023°46′E / 62.25°N 23.767°ECoordinates: 62°15′N 023°46′E / 62.25°N 23.767°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Pirkanmaa | ||
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Tapani Leppänen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,299.07 km2 (501.57 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,162.34 km2 (448.78 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 136.73 km2 (52.79 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 87th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 7,453 | ||
| • Rank | 140th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 6.41/km2 (16.6/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.5% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 1.4% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.4% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.7% | ||
| • 65 or older | 25% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.virrat.fi | ||
Virrat (Swedish: Virdois) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of 7,453 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 1,299.07 square kilometres (501.57 sq mi) of which 136.73 km2 (52.79 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.6 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Virrat crater on Mars is named after it.
Major lakes in the area are Toisvesi, by which the town of Virrat is located, and Tarjanne at the border of the municipalities of Virrat, Mänttä-Vilppula and Ruovesi.
[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 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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.
[edit] External links
Media related to Virrat at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Virrat – Official site (Finnish)
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