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Tampere sub-region

Coordinates: 61°30′02″N 23°46′00″E / 61.5005°N 23.7667°E / 61.5005; 23.7667
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Tampere sub-region
Tampereen seutukunta
SK064 Tampere
Location of Tampere sub-region
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
CapitalTampere
Population
 • Total
441,582
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Tampere sub-region is a subdivision of Pirkanmaa in Finland. It is the second most populous sub-region in Finland with about 442,000 inhabitants after the Helsinki sub-region.[1] The sub-regions[2] are used for statistical purposes.[3] Statistics Finland uses the term Tampere sub-region as SK064 Tampere.[4]

The Tampere sub-region differs from the Tampere metropolitan area (Greater Tampere), which does not include the municipalities of Hämeenkyrö, Kuhmoinen and Pälkäne. The metropolitan area has a population of about 423,000.

Municipalities

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Coat of
arms
Municipality Population Land area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
Finnish
speakers
Swedish
speakers
Other
speakers
Coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö Hämeenkyrö 10,362 464 22 97 % 0.2 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Kangasala Kangasala 33,905 658 52 95 % 0.2 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Kuhmoinen Kuhmoinen 2,052 661 3 99 % 0.5 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Lempäälä Lempäälä 24,875 270 92 96 % 0.3 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Nokia Nokia 36,083 288 125 95 % 0.3 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Orivesi Orivesi 8,848 800 11 97 % 0.2 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Pirkkala Pirkkala 20,996 81 258 94 % 0.4 % 5 %
Coat of arms of Pälkäne Pälkäne 6,251 561 11 97 % 0.4 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Tampere Tampere 260,051 525 495 87 % 0.5 % 10 %
Coat of arms of Vesilahti Vesilahti 4,508 301 15 97 % 0.5 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 33,651 1,116 30 97 % 0.4 % 3 %
Total 441,582 5,724 77 91 % 0.4 % 7 %

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tampere City Region". Tampere City Region. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Finland: Political system". European Union. Retrieved 23 March 2024. The country is divided into 19 regions and 70 sub-regions.
  3. ^ "Sub-area (of municipality)". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 March 2024. Municipal sub-areas are formed of operationally functional wholes defined by the municipality itself, which are the basis of the municipality's regional planning and monitoring.
  4. ^ "The correspondence table between municipalities and sub-regional units in 2023". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 23 March 2024. Sub-regional units 064 Tampere

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