Töysä

Töysä is a former municipality in Western Finland. It was consolidated to Alavus on 1 January 2013. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,122 (31 December 2012)[2] and covered an area of 309.66 square kilometres (119.56 sq mi) of which 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 10.4853/km2 (27.157/sq mi). Most inhabitants spoke Finnish, with hardly any other languages being spoken.[3]

Töysä
Former municipality
Töysän kunta
Töysä kommun
Töysä Church
Coat of arms
Location of Töysä in Finland
Coordinates: 62°38′N 023°49′E
CountryFinland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKuusiokunnat sub-region
Charter1865
Consolidated2013
Area
 • Total309.66 km2 (119.56 sq mi)
 • Land297.75 km2 (114.96 sq mi)
 • Water11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2012)[2]
 • Total3,122
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Töysä was known for its shopping village Tuuri and the Veljekset Keskinen department store.

Notable people

References
  1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.

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