Mänttä-Vilppula (Swedish: Mänttä-Vilppula, also Mänttä-Filpula) is a town and municipalityofFinland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region.
Mänttä-Vilppula
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Town
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| Mänttä-Vilppulan kaupunki Mänttä-Vilppula stad | |
Mänttä-Vilppula city hall
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Mänttä-Vilppula in Finland
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| Coordinates: 62°02′N 024°37′E / 62.033°N 24.617°E / 62.033; 24.617 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region |
| Charter | 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Anne Heusala |
| Area
(2018-01-01)[1]
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| • Total | 657.08 km2 (253.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 534.81 km2 (206.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 162nd largest in Finland |
| Population
(2023-12-31)[2]
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| • Total | 9,271 |
| • Rank | 104th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 17.34/km2 (44.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
| • 65 or older | 35.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The town has a population of 9,271 (31 December 2023)[6] and covers an area of 657.08 square kilometres (253.70 sq mi) of which 122.61 km2 (47.34 sq mi) is water.[1] The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Juupajoki, Jämsä, Ruovesi and Virrat. The city of Tampere is located 97 kilometres (60 mi) southwest of the center of Mänttä-Vilppula.
Major lakes in the area include the lakes Ruovesi, Kuorevesi and Keurusselkä.
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