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Vesilahti

Vesilahti
Vesilax
Municipality
Vesilahden kunta
Coat of arms of Vesilahti
Coat of arms
Location of Vesilahti in Finland
Location of Vesilahti in Finland
Coordinates: 61°18.5′N 023°37′E / 61.3083°N 23.617°E / 61.3083; 23.617Coordinates: 61°18.5′N 023°37′E / 61.3083°N 23.617°E / 61.3083; 23.617
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.



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