Vammala

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Vammala
Former town and municipality
Vammalan kaupunki
Vammala stad
Vammala.vaakuna.svg
Coat of arms
Vammala.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg
Location of Vammala in Finland
Coordinates: 61°20.5′N022°54.5′E / 61.3417°N 22.9083°E / 61.3417; 22.9083 Coordinates: 61°20.5′N022°54.5′E / 61.3417°N 22.9083°E / 61.3417; 22.9083
Country Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region
Charter 1907
Consolidated2009
Area
[1]
 • Total876 km2 (338 sq mi)
 • Land803.87 km2 (310.38 sq mi)
 • Water72.13 km2 (27.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2008-12-31) [2]
 • Total16,635
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.8%
 • 15 to 6461.6%
 • 65 or older21.6%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

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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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.

St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvaa, near Vammala. Tyrvaan Pyhan Olavin Kirkko, Sastamala.jpg
St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää, near Vammala.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 13 April 2010.



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