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Sub-region in Pirkanmaa, Finland
Tampere sub-region Tampereen seutukuntaSK064 Tampere
Sub-region
Location of Tampere sub-region
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
CapitalTampere
Population
 • Total441,582
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Tampere sub-region is a subdivision of Pirkanmaa in Finland. It is the second most populous sub-region in Finland with about 442,000 inhabitants after the Helsinki sub-region. The sub-regions are used for statistical purposes. Statistics Finland uses the term Tampere sub-region as SK064 Tampere.

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 423,000.

Municipalities

Coat of
arms 		Municipality Population Land area
(km) 		Density
(/km) 		Finnish
speakers 		Swedish
speakers 		Other
speakers
Coat of arms of Hämeenkyrö Hämeenkyrö 10,362 464 22 97 % 0.2 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Kangasala Kangasala 33,905 658 52 95 % 0.2 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Kuhmoinen Kuhmoinen 2,052 661 3 99 % 0.5 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Lempäälä Lempäälä 24,875 270 92 96 % 0.3 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Nokia Nokia 36,083 288 125 95 % 0.3 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Orivesi Orivesi 8,848 800 11 97 % 0.2 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Pirkkala Pirkkala 20,996 81 258 94 % 0.4 % 5 %
Coat of arms of Pälkäne Pälkäne 6,251 561 11 97 % 0.4 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Tampere Tampere 260,051 525 495 87 % 0.5 % 10 %
Coat of arms of Vesilahti Vesilahti 4,508 301 15 97 % 0.5 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Ylöjärvi Ylöjärvi 33,651 1,116 30 97 % 0.4 % 3 %
Total 441,582 5,724 77 91 % 0.4 % 7 %

See also

References

  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

61°30′02″N 23°46′00″E / 61.5005°N 23.7667°E / 61.5005; 23.7667

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