Sastamala

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.

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
Settlement.image_map: Sastamala sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Sastamala in Finland
Settlement.mapframe: 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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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Heraldry
History
Geography
Economy
Culture
Sights and happenings
Sports
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
See also
Sources
Literature
References
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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sastamala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.