Veteli
Veteli (Swedish: Vetil) is a municipality of Finland.
Veteli
Vetil | |
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Municipality | |
| Vetelin kunta Vetils kommun | |
Veteli High School | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Veteli in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Hannu Jyrkkä |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 520.91 km2 (201.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 502.12 km2 (193.87 sq mi) |
| • Water | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 174th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,936 |
| • Rank | 217th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.85/km2 (15.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.7% |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.9% |
| • 65 or older | 31.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.veteli.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of 520.91 square kilometres (201.12 sq mi) of which 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.2/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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