Ulvila

Ulvila (Swedish: Ulvsby) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is one of the six medieval cities of Finland, as well as the third oldest in the country. Its position as city it had since the 14th century, was taken over by Pori in the 16th century.

Ulvila

Ulvsby
Town
Ulvilan kaupunki
Ulvsby stad
Coat of arms
Location of Ulvila in Finland
Coordinates: 61°26′N 021°54′E
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionPori sub-region
Charter (as a town)1365
Lost town privileges1558
Gained town privileges2000
Government
 • Town managerJukka Moilanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total422.51 km2 (163.13 sq mi)
 • Land400.70 km2 (154.71 sq mi)
 • Water21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi)
Area rank204th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total12,842
 • Rank81st largest in Finland
 • Density32.05/km2 (83.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others0.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1418.1%
 • 15 to 6464.1%
 • 65 or older17.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.5%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.ulvila.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. Ulvila is located just 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of the city of Pori along Highway 2. The municipality has a population of 12,842 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 422.51 square kilometres (163.13 sq mi) of which 21.82 km2 (8.42 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 32.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (83.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The medieval St. Olaf's Church is dedicated to St. Olaf, who also is portrayed in the arms of the municipality.

Politics

Results of the Finnish municipal elections 2012 in Ulvila:[6]

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Ulvila is twinned with:

  • A high school in Friitala, Ulvila
  • A primary school in Friitala, Ulvila
  • A Nummela suburb in Ulvila
  • Leineperi Bridge
  • Saari Manor
  • A Kaasmarkku village
  • An old mill called Äijän mylly in Kullaa
  • Jalomäki in Kullaa
  • Leineperi's wrought iron foundry
  • Leineperi mill
  • Leineperi blast furnace
  • Harjunpää River in Kullaa
  • Kokemäki River at Ulvila
  • Lake Joutsijärvi

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  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.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. "Satakunnan vaalipiiri - Ulvila - Puolueiden kannatus" (in Finnish). Yle. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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