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Pöytyä

Coordinates: 60°43′N 022°36′E / 60.717°N 22.600°E / 60.717; 22.600
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Pöytyä
Municipality
Pöytyän kunta
Pöytyä kommun
Yläne Church
Yläne Church
Coat of arms of Pöytyä
Location of Pöytyä in Finland
Location of Pöytyä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°43′N 022°36′E / 60.717°N 22.600°E / 60.717; 22.600
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionLoimaa sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerKari Jokela
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total773.69 km2 (298.72 sq mi)
 • Land749.97 km2 (289.57 sq mi)
 • Water23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
 • Rank113th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total8,043
 • Rank118th largest in Finland
 • Density10.72/km2 (27.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish94.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.6%
 • Others5.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1417.5%
 • 15 to 6456.9%
 • 65 or older25.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.poytya.fi

Pöytyä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpøy̯tyæ]; Swedish: Pöytyä, also Pöytis) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region.

The municipality has a population of 8,043 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 773.69 square kilometres (298.72 sq mi) of which 23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8/sq mi). 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.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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