Vammala is a former town and municipality of southwestern Finland, chartered in 1907. On 1 January 2009, Vammala was consolidated with the municipalities of Mouhijärvi and Äetsä, to form a new city named Sastamala.
Vammala | |
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Former town and municipality | |
Vammalan kaupunki Vammala stad | |
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Coordinates: 61°20.5′N 022°54.5′E / 61.3417°N 22.9083°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | South Western Pirkanmaa sub-region |
Charter | 1907 |
Consolidated | 2009 |
Area | |
• Total | 876 km2 (338 sq mi) |
• Land | 803.87 km2 (310.38 sq mi) |
• Water | 72.13 km2 (27.85 sq mi) |
Population (2008-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,635 |
• Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 16.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 61.6% |
• 65 or older | 21.6% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Vammala was located in the southwest Pirkanmaa region, and was part of the former (1997 to 2010) province of Western Finland.
The municipality had a population of 16,635 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 803.87 square kilometres (310.38 sq mi).[1] The population density was 20.29 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.6/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.