Mänttä-Vilppula (Swedish: Mänttä-Vilppula, also Mänttä-Filpula) is a town and municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region.
Mänttä-Vilppula | |
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Town | |
Mänttä-Vilppulan kaupunki Mänttä-Vilppula stad | |
![]() Mänttä-Vilppula city hall | |
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![]() Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region |
Charter | 2009 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Anne Heusala |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 657.08 km2 (253.70 sq mi) |
• Land | 534.49 km2 (206.37 sq mi) |
• Water | 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) |
• Rank | 162nd largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,576 |
• Rank | 101st largest in Finland |
• Density | 17.92/km2 (46.4/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 0.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11.5% |
• 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
• 65 or older | 35.7% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 22.5% |
Website | www.manttavilppula.fi |
The town has a population of 9,576 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 657.08 square kilometres (253.70 sq mi) of which 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) is water.[1] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat. The city of Tampere is located 97 kilometres (60 mi) southwest of the center of Mänttä-Vilppula.
Major lakes in the area include the lakes Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä.
Media related to Mänttä-Vilppula at Wikimedia Commons
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