Ulvila
| Ulvila | ||
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| Town | ||
| Ulvilan kaupunki | ||
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 Location of Ulvila in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°26′N 021°54′E / 61.433°N 21.900°ECoordinates: 61°26′N 021°54′E / 61.433°N 21.900°E | ||
| 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 (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 422.52 km2 (163.14 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 400.70 km2 (154.71 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 246th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 13,334 | |
| • Rank | 83rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 33.28/km2 (86.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 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[5] | 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)[2] and covers an area of 422.52 square kilometres (163.14 sq mi) of which 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 33.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (86.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish municipal elections 2012 in Ulvila:[6]
- Social Democratic Party 29,0%
- National Coalition Party 24,1%
- Centre Party 15,4%
- Left Alliance 12.9%
- True Finns 11,1%
- Christian Democrats 4,0%
- Green League 3,5%
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Ulvila is twinned with:
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Ljusdal Municipality, Sweden -
Suure-Jaani, Estonia
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Satakunnan vaalipiiri - Ulvila - Puolueiden kannatus" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
External links
Media related to Ulvila at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Ulvila – Official website
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