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Ulvila

Ulvila
Town
Ulvilan kaupunki
Ulvila Church
Coat of arms of Ulvila
Coat of arms
Location of Ulvila in Finland
Location of Ulvila in Finland
Coordinates: 61°26′N 021°54′E / 61.433°N 21.900°E / 61.433; 21.900Coordinates: 61°26′N 021°54′E / 61.433°N 21.900°E / 61.433; 21.900
Country  Finland
Region Satakunta
Sub-region Pori sub-region
Charter (as a town) 1365
Lost town privileges 1558
Gained town privileges 2000
Government
 • Town manager Jukka Moilanen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 400.65 km2 (154.69 sq mi)
 • Land 400.70 km2 (154.71 sq mi)
 • Water 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Area rank 204th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 13,334
 • Rank 81st largest in Finland
 • Density 33.28/km2 (86.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 18.1%
 • 15 to 64 64.1%
 • 65 or older 17.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.5%
Climate Dfb
Website www.ulvila.fi

Ulvila (Swedish: Ulvsby) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest in the country. Its position as city was taken over by Pori in the 16th century.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 13,334 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 400.65 square kilometres (154.69 sq mi) of which 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) is water. The population density is 33.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (86.2/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Results of the Finnish municipal elections 2012 in Ulvila:

Ulvila is twinned with:


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