Sastamala
| Sastamala | ||
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| Sastamalan kaupunki | ||
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 Location of Sastamala in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 61°20.5′N 022°54.5′E / 61.3417°N 22.9083°ECoordinates: 61°20.5′N 022°54.5′E / 61.3417°N 22.9083°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 2009 | |
| Seat | Vammala | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Paavo Salli | |
| Area (2011-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 1,387.56 km2 (535.74 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,291.42 km2 (498.62 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 96.14 km2 (37.12 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 78th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 25,151 | |
| • Rank | 41st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 19.48/km2 (50.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1.2% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
| Website | www.sastamala.fi | |
Sastamala is a town and municipality of Finland. It was created January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Vammala, Äetsä and Mouhijärvi were consolidated into a single town.
It is located in the province of Western Finland, and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of 25,151 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,387.56 square kilometres (535.74 sq mi) of which 96.14 km2 (37.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 19.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (50.5/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kankaanpää, Kokemäki, Lavia, Nokia, Punkalaidun, Ulvila, Urjala and Vesilahti.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Sastamala is twinned with:
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