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Yläne

Yläneen kunta
Former municipality
Coat of arms of Yläneen kunta
Coat of arms
Yläne.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg
Country Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Loimaa
Merged with Pöytyä January 1, 2009
Government
 • City manager Risto Laurikainen
Area
 • Total 364.76 km2 (140.83 sq mi)
 • Land 342.77 km2 (132.34 sq mi)
 • Water 21.99 km2 (8.49 sq mi)
Area rank 250th
Population (2003)
 • Total 2,157
 • Rank 341st
 • Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
  +0.1 % change
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Official languages Finnish
Urbanisation 45.4%
Unemployment rate 12.7%
Climate Dfc
Website www.ylane.fi

Yläne (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈylæne]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated to Pöytyä on 1 January 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,119 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 364.76 km² of which 21.99 km² is water. The population density was 6.18 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Coordinates: 60°52′45″N 22°24′40″E / 60.87917°N 22.41111°E / 60.87917; 22.41111



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