Mänttä-Vilppula
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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Coat of arms | |
Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region |
| Charter | 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Anne Heusala |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 657.08 km2 (253.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 534.81 km2 (206.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 162nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 9,270 |
| • Rank | 104th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 17.33/km2 (44.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.9% |
| 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) |
| Website | www.manttavilppula.fi |
The town has a population of 9,270 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 657.08 square kilometres (253.70 sq mi) of which 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) is water. 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.
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