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Töysä
Former municipality in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Töysä is a former municipality in Western Finland. It was consolidated to Alavus on 1 January 2013. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,122 (31 December 2012)[2] and covered an area of 309.66 square kilometres (119.56 sq mi) of which 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density is 10.4853/km2 (27.157/sq mi). Most inhabitants speak Finnish, with hardly any other languages being spoken.[3]
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Töysä | |
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Former municipality | |
Töysän kunta Töysä kommun | |
![]() Töysä Church | |
![]() Location of Töysä in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°38′N 023°49′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Kuusiokunnat sub-region |
Charter | 1865 |
Consolidated | 2013 |
Area | |
• Total | 309.66 km2 (119.56 sq mi) |
• Land | 297.75 km2 (114.96 sq mi) |
• Water | 11.91 km2 (4.60 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
• Total | 3,122 |
• Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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Töysä is known for its shopping village Tuuri and the Veljekset Keskinen department store.