Yläne

Yläne (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈylæne]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated to Pöytyä on 1 January 2009.

Yläne
Yläneen kunta
Yläne kommun
Coat of arms
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionLoimaa
Merged with PöytyäJanuary 1, 2009
Government
  City managerRisto Laurikainen
Area
  Total364.76 km2 (140.83 sq mi)
  Land342.77 km2 (132.34 sq mi)
  Water21.99 km2 (8.49 sq mi)
Area rank250th
Population
 (2003)
  Total2,157
  Rank341st
  Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 +0.1 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation45.4%
Unemployment rate12.7%
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.ylane.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,119 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 364.76 km2 of which 21.99 km2 is water. The population density was 6.18 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

The village of Yläne in July 2015.

Media related to Yläne at Wikimedia Commons

  • Pöytyä – Official website (in Finnish)

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