Tampere sub-region
Sub-region in Pirkanmaa, Finland
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Tampere sub-region is a subdivision of Pirkanmaa in Finland. It is the second most populous sub-region in Finland with about 446,000 inhabitants after the Helsinki sub-region.[1] The sub-regions[2] are used for statistical purposes.[3] Statistics Finland uses the term Tampere sub-region as SK064 Tampere.[4]
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 428,000.
Municipalities
| Coat of arms |
Municipality | Population | Land area (km2) |
Density (/km2) |
Finnish speakers |
Swedish speakers |
Other speakers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hämeenkyrö | 10,249 | 464 | 22 | 98 % | 0.2 % | 2 % |
 | Kangasala | 34,379 | 658 | 52 | 96 % | 0.3 % | 4 % |
 | Kuhmoinen | 1,979 | 661 | 3 | 97 % | 0 % | 2 % |
 | Lempäälä | 25,041 | 270 | 93 | 96 % | 0.3 % | 3 % |
 | Nokia | 36,571 | 288 | 127 | 95 % | 0.3 % | 4 % |
 | Orivesi | 8,858 | 800 | 11 | 97 % | 0.1 % | 3 % |
 | Pirkkala | 21,373 | 81 | 263 | 95 % | 0.4 % | 5 % |
 | Pälkäne | 6,146 | 561 | 11 | 96 % | 0.3 % | 4 % |
 | Tampere | 263,337 | 525 | 502 | 88 % | 0.5 % | 12 % |
 | Vesilahti | 4,532 | 301 | 15 | 97 % | 0.4 % | 2 % |
 | Ylöjärvi | 33,658 | 1,116 | 30 | 96 % | 0.4 % | 3 % |
| Total | 446,123 | 5,724 | 78 | 91 % | 0.4 % | 9 % |
