Sastamala
Sign in to saveSastamala () is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. Sastamala lies on both sides of River Kokemäenjoki in the southwest corner of Pirkanmaa. The population of Sastamala is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sastamala
- Settlement.nickname
- Book Capital of Finland
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vammala, Onkiniemenkatu.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Onkiniemenkatu in Vammala, an administrative centre of Sastamala.
- Settlement.image_shield
- Karkku.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
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- Sastamala sijainti Suomi.svg
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- Location of Sastamala in Finland
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- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- city
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Pirkanmaa
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- South Western Pirkanmaa
- Settlement.seat
- Vammala
- Settlement.leader_title
- Town manager
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Sastamala () is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. Sastamala lies on both sides of River Kokemäenjoki in the southwest corner of Pirkanmaa. The population of Sastamala is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Sastamala has an area of of which is water, making it the largest municipality in the Pirkanmaa region in terms of area. The population density is . The municipality is officially unilingual in Finnish.