Pöytyä (; sv, Pöytyä, also ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
located in the
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The reg ...
region
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.
The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is . The municipality is unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
.
The neighbouring municipality of
Karinainen was merged into Pöytyä in the beginning of 2005. The neighbouring municipality of
Yläne was merged into Pöytyä in the beginning of 2009.
Pöytyä's neighbouring municipalities are
Aura,
Eura,
Lieto
Lieto (; sv, Lundo) is a a city and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The p ...
,
Loimaa
Loimaa (; historical sv, Loimijoki) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is ...
,
Marttila
Marttila (; sv, S:t Mårtens, i.e. " Saint Martin's") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area o ...
,
Mynämäki,
Oripää
Oripää () is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
H ...
and
Säkylä.
Gallery
File:Poytyan kunnantalo.jpg, Town Hall
File:Kuhankuonon rajapyykki, Kurjenrahka, 14.9.2010.JPG, Kuhankuono Boundary stone in Kurjenrahka National Park
File:Vanha Tampereentie Poytyalla.jpg, Old main road Turku-Tampere in northern Pöytyä
File:Poytyan kirkko kantatieltä.jpg, Pöytyä church; photo taken from road 41
References
External links
Municipality of Pöytyä– Official website
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