Vesilahti
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| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | Pirkanmaa |
| Administrative community : | Tampere |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 19 ′ N , 23 ° 37 ′ E |
| Surface: | 353.95 km² |
| of which land area: | 300.97 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 52.98 km² |
| Residents : | 4,393 (Dec 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 14.6 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 922 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | vesilahti.fi |
Vesilahti [ ˈʋesiˌlɑxti ] is a municipality in western Finland with 4,393 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is located in the Pirkanmaa countryside , about 30 kilometers from the city of Tampere . The cities of Nokia and Lempäälä are also near the city of Vesilahti. The population of Vesilahti is increasing as most of the people living in Vesilahti work in Tampere. 14.5 percent of Vesilahti's area consists of water.
Vesilahti has been a twin town of the German city of St. Georgen in the Black Forest since 2002 .
Sons and daughters of the church
- Pentti Eskola (* 1938), Finnish athlete
- Jonne Järvelä (* 1974), Finnish musician ( Korpiklaani ), grew up in Vesilahti
Web links
Commons : Vesilahti - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF file; 194 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
