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Veteli

Veteli
Vetil
Municipality
Vetelin kunta
Coat of arms of Veteli
Coat of arms
Location of Veteli in Finland
Location of Veteli in Finland
Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E / 63.4750°N 23.7917°E / 63.4750; 23.7917Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E / 63.4750°N 23.7917°E / 63.4750; 23.7917
Country  Finland
Region Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kaustinen sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Hannu Jyrkkä
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 502.32 km2 (193.95 sq mi)
 • Land 502.31 km2 (193.94 sq mi)
 • Water 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi)
Area rank 174th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 3,287
 • Rank 220th largest in Finland
 • Density 6.54/km2 (16.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 97.5% (official)
 • Swedish 1.5%
 • Others 1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 15.8%
 • 15 to 64 62.6%
 • 65 or older 21.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 20.75%
Website www.veteli.fi

Veteli (Swedish: Vetil) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,287 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 502.32 square kilometres (193.95 sq mi) of which 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.9/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Veteli:


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