Pöytyä
| Pöytyä | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Pöytyän kunta | ||
Yläne Church
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 Location of Pöytyä in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 60°43′N 022°36′E / 60.717°N 22.600°ECoordinates: 60°43′N 022°36′E / 60.717°N 22.600°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kari Jokela | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 750.04 km2 (289.59 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 750.01 km2 (289.58 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 113th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 8,547 | |
| • Rank | 119th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 11.4/km2 (30/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • 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 | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.poytya.fi | |
Pöytyä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpøyty.æ]) (Swedish: Pöytis) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region.
The municipality has a population of 8,547 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 750.04 square kilometres (289.59 sq mi) of which 23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/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.
Town Hall
Kuhankuono Boundary stone in Kurjenrahka National Park
Old main road Turku-Tampere in northern Pöytyä
Community health center, Riihikoski
Church
Library
Pöytyä church; photo taken from road 41
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