Pöytyä facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Pöytyä
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Municipality
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| Pöytyän kunta Pöytyä kommun |
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Yläne Church
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Location of Pöytyä in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region | |
| Area
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| • Total | 773.69 km2 (298.72 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 749.97 km2 (289.57 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 113th largest in Finland | |
| Population
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| • Total | 8,130 | |
| • Rank | 117th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.84/km2 (28.1/sq mi) | |
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| • Finnish | 94.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.6% | |
| • Others | 5.2% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.9% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.6% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.poytya.fi | |
Pöytyä is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region. A municipality is like a local government area.
Pöytyä has a population of about 8,130 people. It covers an area of 773.69 square kilometres (298.72 sq mi). A small part of this area, 23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi), is water. This means there are about 10.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.1/sq mi) people living in each square kilometer.
The main language spoken in Pöytyä is Finnish.
Over the years, Pöytyä has grown bigger. The nearby municipality of Karinainen joined Pöytyä in 2005. Later, in 2009, the municipality of Yläne also became part of Pöytyä.
Pöytyä shares its borders with several other municipalities. These include Aura, Eura, Lieto, Loimaa, Marttila, Mynämäki, Oripää, and Säkylä.
Gallery
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Town Hall
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Kuhankuono Boundary stone in Kurjenrahka National Park
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Old main road Turku-Tampere in northern Pöytyä
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Pöytyä church; photo taken from road 41
See also
In Spanish: Pöytyä para niños
