Ulvila
| Ulvila | ||
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| Town | ||
| Ulvilan kaupunki | ||
| Ulvila Church | ||
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| Location of Ulvila in Finland Location of Ulvila in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Satakunta | |
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region | |
| Charter (as a town) | 1365 | |
| Lost town privileges | 1558 | |
| Gained town privileges | 2000 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Arto Saarinen | |
| 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% | |
| Website | www.ulvila.fi | |
Ulvila (Swedish: Ulvsby) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland. 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.
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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
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Twin towns — Sister cities
Ulvila is twinned with:
Ljusdal Municipality, Sweden
Suure-Jaani, Estonia
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Ulvila – Official website
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