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Töysä
—  Municipality  —
Töysän kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Töysä in Finland
Coordinates: 62°38′N 023°49′E / 62.633°N 23.817°E / 62.633; 23.817Coordinates: 62°38′N 023°49′E / 62.633°N 23.817°E / 62.633; 23.817
Country Finland
Region Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kuusiokunnat sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 - Municipal manager Arto Lamminmäki
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 309.67 km2 (119.6 sq mi)
 - Land 297.82 km2 (115 sq mi)
 - Water 11.85 km2 (4.6 sq mi)
Area rank 280th largest in Finland
Population (2009-12-31)[2]
 - Total 3,193
 - Density 10.72/km2 (27.8/sq mi)
Population rank 247th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 99.3% (official)
 - Swedish 0.1%
 - Others 0.6%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 19.8%
 - 15 to 64 61.1%
 - 65 or older 19.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.25%
Website www.toysa.fi

Töysä is a municipality in Western Finland. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,193 (31 December 2009)[2] and covers an area of 309.67 square kilometres (119.56 sq mi) of which 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8 /sq mi). Most inhabitants speak Finnish, with hardly any other languages being spoken.[3]

Töysä is known for its shopping village Tuuri and the Veljekset Keskinen department store.

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.  
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/4AD425C09E8E9093C22576AA001D7112/$file/091231.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2010.  
  3. ^ a b "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.  
  4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.  
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2010". Tax Administration of Finland. 24 November 2009. http://www.vero.fi/download.asp?id=5853;25512. Retrieved 13 January 2010.  

External links

Municipalities of Southern Ostrobothnia
Municipalities
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 Coat of arms of Southern Ostrobothnia
Former municipalities
Southern Ostrobothnia · Finland







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