Tampere sub-region is a subdivision of Pirkanmaa in Finland. It is the second most populous sub-region in Finland with about 435,000 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]

Tampere sub-region
Tampereen seutukunta
SK064 Tampere
Location of Tampere sub-region
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
CapitalTampere
Population
 • Total435,399
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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 417,000.

Municipalities edit

Coat of
arms
Municipality Population Land area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
Finnish
speakers
Swedish
speakers
Other
speakers
  Hämeenkyrö 10,316 464 22 97 % 0.2 % 2 %
  Kangasala 33,478 658 51 95 % 0.2 % 3 %
  Kuhmoinen 2,099 661 3 99 % 0.3 % 1 %
  Lempäälä 24,703 270 92 96 % 0.3 % 3 %
  Nokia 35,652 288 124 96 % 0.3 % 3 %
  Orivesi 8,842 800 11 99 % 0.2 % 2 %
  Pirkkala 20,762 81 255 94 % 0.4 % 4 %
  Pälkäne 6,331 561 11 97 % 0.4 % 3 %
  Tampere 255,066 525 486 88 % 0.5 % 9 %
  Vesilahti 4,470 301 15 98 % 0.4 % 2 %
  Ylöjärvi 33,680 1,116 30 96 % 0.4 % 3 %
Total 435,399 5,724 76 91 % 0.4 % 7 %

See also edit

References edit

  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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