Töysä
| Töysä | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Töysän kunta | ||
Töysä Church
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 Location of Töysä in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°38′N 023°49′E / 62.633°N 23.817°ECoordinates: 62°38′N 023°49′E / 62.633°N 23.817°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kuusiokunnat sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Consolidated | 2013 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 309.66 km2 (119.56 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 297.75 km2 (114.96 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2012) | ||
| • Total | 3,122 | |
| • Density | 10.49/km2 (27.2/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Töysä is a former municipality in Western Finland. It was consolidated to Alavus on 1 January 2013. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,122 (31 December 2012) and covered an area of 309.66 square kilometres (119.56 sq mi) of which 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) was water. The population density was 10.4853/km2 (27.157/sq mi). Most inhabitants spoke Finnish, with hardly any other languages being spoken.
Töysä was known for its shopping village Tuuri and the Veljekset Keskinen department store.
Rally Driver Jari-Matti Latvala was born here in 1985.
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