Ulvila

Ulvila
Town
Ulvilan kaupunki

Coat of arms

Location of Ulvila in Finland
Coordinates: 61°26′N 021°54′E / 61.433°N 21.900°E / 61.433; 21.900Coordinates: 61°26′N 021°54′E / 61.433°N 21.900°E / 61.433; 21.900
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 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 422.51 km2 (163.13 sq mi)
 • Land 400.70 km2 (154.71 sq mi)
 • Water 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Area rank 204th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 13,074
 • Rank 81st largest in Finland
 • Density 32.63/km2 (84.5/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 UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
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 13,074 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 422.51 square kilometres (163.13 sq mi) of which 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 32.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (84.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the Finnish municipal elections 2012 in Ulvila:[6]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ulvila is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Satakunnan vaalipiiri - Ulvila - Puolueiden kannatus" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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