Pöytyä (; sv, Pöytyä, also ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
of
Finland
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located in the
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a Regions of Finland, region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-H ...
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.
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,
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 of of w ...
,
Mynämäki,
Oripää and
Säkylä
Säkylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region, southeast of the city of Pori. The municipality has a population of () and the municipality covers an area of of which is inland water (). The population density ...
.
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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