Sastamala | |
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Town | |
| Sastamalan kaupunki Sastamala stad | |
 Onkiniemenkatu in Vammala, an administrative centre of Sastamala. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Book Capital of Finland[1] | |
 Location of Sastamala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°20.5′N 022°54.5′E / 61.3417°N 22.9083°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region |
| Charter | 2009 |
| Seat | Vammala |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Jarkko Malmberg |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,531.75 km2 (591.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,429.12 km2 (551.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 96.14 km2 (37.12 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 49th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[3] | |
• Total | 23,486 |
| • Rank | 44th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 16.43/km2 (42.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.5% |
| • 65 or older | 30.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | sastamala |
Sastamala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑstɑˌmɑlɑ]) is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. Sastamala lies on both sides of River Kokemäenjoki in the southwest corner of Pirkanmaa. The population of Sastamala is approximately 23,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 26,000. It is the 44th most populous municipality in Finland.
Sastamala has an area of 1,531.75 square kilometres (591.41 sq mi) of which 96.14 km2 (37.12 sq mi) is water,[2] making it the largest municipality in the Pirkanmaa region in terms of area. The population density is 16.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (42.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingual in Finnish.
Sastamala was created in 2009 when the municipalities of Vammala, Äetsä and Mouhijärvi were merged into a single town. Later, in 2013, Kiikoinen also joined Sastamala. Today, its neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kankaanpää, Kokemäki, Lavia, Nokia, Punkalaidun, Ulvila, Urjala and Vesilahti. The city of Tampere is 51 kilometres (32 mi) from Sastamala. The administrative centre of Sastamala is Vammala, which had a population of about 10,000 in the 2011 census.[7]
Two highways pass through Sastamala: Highway 11 between Pori and Nokia, and Highway 12 between Rauma and Kouvola.
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- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2011" (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. February 8, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2021.