Tampere | |
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City | |
Tampereen kaupunki | |
Nickname(s): Manchester of the North, Manse (in Finnish) | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | Tampere |
Government | |
• City manager | Lauri Lyly |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 689.59 km2 (266.25 sq mi) |
• Land | 525.03 km2 (202.72 sq mi) |
• Water | 164.56 km2 (63.54 sq mi) |
• Rank | 166th largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 235,615 |
• Rank | 3rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 448.76/km2 (1,162.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 94.9% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.5% |
• Others | 4.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 67.5% |
• 65 or older | 19.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% |
Website | www.tampere.fi |
Tampere (Swedish: Tammerfors) is the third biggest city in Finland. It is the capital of the Pirkanmaa area. Neighbour municipalities are Kangasala, Lempäälä, Nokia, Pirkkala, Vesilahti, Hämeenkyrö, Orivesi, Pälkäne and Ylöjärvi.
The population of Tampere was 215,144 in 2011.[6]
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