Mänttä-Vilppula | ||
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Town | ||
Mänttä-Vilppulan kaupunki | ||
Roundabout of Satakunnantie
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Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland |
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Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°ECoordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°E | ||
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.