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Mänttä-Vilppula

Mänttä-Vilppula
Town
Mänttä-Vilppulan kaupunki
Roundabout of Satakunnantie
Roundabout of Satakunnantie
Coat of arms of Mänttä-Vilppula
Coat of arms
Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland
Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland
Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°E / 62.033; 24.617Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°E / 62.033; 24.617
Country  Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region
Charter 2009
Government
 • Town manager Mauri Heinonen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 535.00 km2 (206.56 sq mi)
 • Land 534.49 km2 (206.37 sq mi)
 • Water 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi)
Area rank 162nd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 10,564
 • Rank 95th largest in Finland
 • Density 19.76/km2 (51.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 14%
 • 15 to 64 62.7%
 • 65 or older 23.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 20.5%
Website www.manttavilppula.fi

Mänttä-Vilppula (Swedish: 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.

The town has a population of 10,564 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 535.00 square kilometres (206.56 sq mi) of which 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) is water.

Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Major lakes in the area include the lakes Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä.



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