Vesilahti Vesilax |
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Municipality | ||
Vesilahden kunta | ||
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Location of Vesilahti in Finland |
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Coordinates: 61°18.5′N 023°37′E / 61.3083°N 23.617°ECoordinates: 61°18.5′N 023°37′E / 61.3083°N 23.617°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Pirkanmaa | |
Sub-region | Tampere sub-region | |
Charter | 1869 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Erkki Paloniemi | |
Area (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 300.92 km2 (116.19 sq mi) | |
• Land | 300.95 km2 (116.20 sq mi) | |
• Water | 52.99 km2 (20.46 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 234th largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 4,481 | |
• Rank | 193rd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 14.89/km2 (38.6/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.2% | |
• Others | 1% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 23.7% | |
• 15 to 64 | 61% | |
• 65 or older | 15.3% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 20.5% | |
Website | www.vesilahti.fi |
Vesilahti (Swedish: Vesilax) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,481 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 300.92 square kilometres (116.19 sq mi) of which 52.99 km2 (20.46 sq mi) is water. The population density is 14.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.