Vammala
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| Vammala | ||
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| Former town and municipality | ||
| Vammalan kaupunki | ||
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| Location of Vammala in Finland Location of Vammala in Finland |
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| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1907 | |
| Consolidated | 2009 | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 876 km2 (338 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 803.87 km2 (310.38 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 72.13 km2 (27.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 16,635 | |
| • Density | 20.69/km2 (53.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Vammala is a former town and municipality of southwestern Finland, chartered in 1907.
On 1 January 2009 Vammala was consolidated with the municipalities of Mouhijärvi and Äetsä, to form a new city named Sastamala.
Geography
Vammala was located in the southwest Pirkanmaa region, and was part of the former (1997 to 2010) province of Western Finland.
- Demographics
The municipality had a population of 16,635 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 803.87 square kilometres (310.38 sq mi).[1] The population density was 20.29 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.6/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
St. Olaf's Church in Tyrvää, near Vammala.
See also
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