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 | 773.81 km2 (298.77 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 750.15 km2 (289.63 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 23.66 km2 (9.14 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 149th largest in Finland | |
| Population
(2013-04-19)
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| • Total | 8,485 | |
| • Rank | 152nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 11.31/km2 (29.3/sq mi) | |
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| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.4% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.9% | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.poytya.fi | |
Pöytyä ( Swedish: Pöytyä, also Pöytis) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region.
The municipality has a population of 8,325 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water. The population density is [convert: invalid number]. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The neighbouring municipality of Karinainen was merged into Pöytyä in the beginning of 2005. The neighbouring municipality of Yläne was merged into Pöytyä in the beginning of 2009.
Pöytyä's neighbouring municipalities are Aura, Eura, Lieto, Loimaa, Marttila, Mynämäki, Oripää and Säkylä.
Images for kids
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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
