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Nastola — Municipality — Nastolan kunta Nastola Church
Coat of armsLocation of Nastola in Finland
Coordinates: 60°57′N 025°56′E / 60.95°N 25.933°ECoordinates: 60°57′N 025°56′E / 60.95°N 25.933°E Country Finland Region Päijänne Tavastia Sub-region Lahti sub-region Government - Municipality manager Pauli Syyrakki Area(2011-01-01)[1] - Total 362.86 km2 (140.1 sq mi) - Land 324.19 km2 (125.2 sq mi) - Water 38.67 km2 (14.9 sq mi) Area rank 260th largest in Finland Population (2011-01-31)[2] - Total 14,996 - Rank 77th largest in Finland - Density 46.26/km2 (119.8/sq mi) Population by native language[3] - Finnish 98% (official) - Swedish 0.3% - Others 1.7% Population by age[4] - 0 to 14 18.8% - 15 to 64 67.1% - 65 or older 14.1% Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5% Website www.nastola.fi Nastola is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 14,996 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 362.86 square kilometres (140.10 sq mi) of which 38.67 km2 (14.93 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 46.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (119.8 /sq mi). Nastola is located between two major cities: Lahti and Kouvola.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Nastola at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Nastola – Official website (Finnish)
Municipalities of Päijänne Tavastia Municipalities Asikkala · Hartola · Heinola · Hollola · Hämeenkoski · Kärkölä · Lahti · Nastola · Orimattila · Padasjoki · Sysmä
Former municipalities Artjärvi · Heinolan maalaiskuntaPäijänne Tavastia · Finland Categories:- Municipalities of Päijänne Tavastia Region
- Southern Finland geography stubs
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