Sastamala
Sastamala is a town and municipality of Finland. It was created January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Vammala, Äetsä and Mouhijärvi were consolidated into a single town.
Sastamala | |
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Town | |
Sastamalan kaupunki Sastamala stad | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Sastamala in Finland | |
Coordinates: 61°20.5′N 022°54.5′E | |
Country | |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region |
Charter | 2009 |
Seat | Vammala |
Government | |
• Town manager | Jarkko Malmberg |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,531.75 km2 (591.41 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,291.42 km2 (498.62 sq mi) |
• Water | 96.14 km2 (37.12 sq mi) |
Area rank | 49th largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 24,628 |
• Rank | 41st largest in Finland |
• Density | 19.07/km2 (49.4/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.7% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 1.2% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 16.7% |
• 15 to 64 | 61.8% |
• 65 or older | 21.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% |
Website | www.sastamala.fi |
It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of 24,628 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 1,531.75 square kilometres (591.41 sq mi) of which 96.14 km2 (37.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.4/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kankaanpää, Kokemäki, Lavia, Nokia, Punkalaidun, Ulvila, Urjala and Vesilahti.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Sights and happenings
- Vanhan kirjallisuuden päivät, book festival
- Sastamala Gregoriana, early music festival
- Skicenter Ellivuori
- Pirunvuori
- Herra Hakkaraisen talo
- Culturehouse Jaatsi
- Lakeside Golf Vammala
- Sarkia museum
- Keikyä museum
- Kokemäenjoki
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Sastamala is twinned with:
Skövde, Sweden Ringsted, Denmark Halden, Norway Kashin, Russia Kuressaare, Estonia Vásárosnamény, Hungary
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References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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
- Town of Sastamala – Official website (in Finnish)
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