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Pöytyä

Pöytyä
Municipality
Pöytyän kunta
Yläne Church
Yläne Church
Coat of arms of Pöytyä
Coat of arms
Location of Pöytyä in Finland
Location of Pöytyä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°43′N 022°36′E / 60.717°N 22.600°E / 60.717; 22.600Coordinates: 60°43′N 022°36′E / 60.717°N 22.600°E / 60.717; 22.600
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Loimaa sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Kari Jokela
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 750.04 km2 (289.59 sq mi)
 • Land 750.01 km2 (289.58 sq mi)
 • Water 23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Area rank 113th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 8,547
 • Rank 119th largest in Finland
 • Density 11.4/km2 (30/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.6% (official)
 • Swedish 0.4%
 • Others 1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 18.2%
 • 15 to 64 62%
 • 65 or older 19.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.5%
Climate Dfb
Website www.poytya.fi

Pöytyä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpøyty.æ]) (Swedish: Pöytis) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region.

The municipality has a population of 8,547 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 750.04 square kilometres (289.59 sq mi) of which 23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The neighbouring municipality of Karinainen was merged into Pöytyä in the beginning of 2005. The neighbouring municipality of Yläne was merged into Pöytyä in the beginning of 2009.

Town Hall

Kuhankuono Boundary stone in Kurjenrahka National Park

Old main road Turku-Tampere in northern Pöytyä

Community health center, Riihikoski

Church

Library

Pöytyä church; photo taken from road 41



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