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Virrat

Town in southwest Finland
For the Martian crater, see Virrat (crater).
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Town in Pirkanmaa, Finland
Virrat
Virdois
Town
Virtain kaupunki
Virdois stad
An intersection of Virtaintie and Leivontie streets in Virrat
An intersection of Virtaintie and Leivontie streets in Virrat
Location of Virrat in Finland
Location of Virrat in Finland
Coordinates: 62°15′N 023°46′E / 62.250°N 23.767°E / 62.250; 23.767
Country Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region Upper Pirkanmaa
Charter 1868
Government
 • Town manager Henna Viitanen
Area
 (2018年01月01日)[1]
 • Total
1,299.07 km2 (501.57 sq mi)
 • Land1,162.63 km2 (448.89 sq mi)
 • Water136.73 km2 (52.79 sq mi)
 • Rank63rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024年12月31日)[2]
 • Total
6,188
 • Rank150th largest in Finland
 • Density5.32/km2 (13.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 96.4% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others3.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1411.7%
 • 15 to 6450.7%
 • 65 or older37.6%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.virrat.fi

Virrat (Finnish: [ˈʋirːɑt] ; Swedish: Virdois) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region, and it is located 104 kilometres (65 mi) north of Tampere and 113 kilometres (70 mi) west of Jyväskylä. The distance between Virrat and Helsinki is 285 kilometres (177 mi). The town has a population of 6,188 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,299.07 square kilometres (501.57 sq mi) of which 136.73 km2 (52.79 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The town grew rapidly in the middle years of the twentieth century, and by 1950 the population reached more than 12,000. Virrat acquired town status in 1977, although it had received the right to hold markets three years earlier, in 1974. More recently the population level has been adversely impacted by the drift of employment opportunities and people to the larger towns. Apart from the town of Virrat itself, the administratively defined municipality is largely rural, and includes the villages of Äijänneva, Härkönen Jäähdyspohja, Killinkoski, Koro, Kotala, Kurjenkylä, Liedenpohja, Ohtola, Vaskuu, and Vaskivesi.

Major lakes in the area are Lake Toisvesi, beside which the town of Virrat is located, and Lake Tarjanne at the border of the municipalities of Virrat, Mänttä-Vilppula, and Ruovesi.

Virrat crater on Mars is named after it.

Climate

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Virrat has a subarctic climate (Dfc). Diurnal air temperature variation is higher than in other parts of Pirkanmaa.

Climate data for Virrat Äijänneva (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1993-present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4) 		8.6
(47.5) 		14.8
(58.6) 		22.9
(73.2) 		28.2
(82.8) 		31.0
(87.8) 		32.9
(91.2) 		30.7
(87.3) 		23.1
(73.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		13.0
(55.4) 		9.4
(48.9) 		32.9
(91.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.6
(25.5) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		1.1
(34.0) 		7.9
(46.2) 		14.6
(58.3) 		18.9
(66.0) 		21.6
(70.9) 		19.9
(67.8) 		14.2
(57.6) 		7.0
(44.6) 		1.6
(34.9) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		8.2
(46.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		2.7
(36.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		13.4
(56.1) 		16.0
(60.8) 		14.1
(57.4) 		9.3
(48.7) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		3.9
(39.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10.3
(13.5) 		−11.2
(11.8) 		−8.4
(16.9) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		2.0
(35.6) 		6.7
(44.1) 		9.7
(49.5) 		8.1
(46.6) 		4.4
(39.9) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−0.9
(30.4)
Record low °C (°F) −36.2
(−33.2) 		−37.5
(−35.5) 		−33.7
(−28.7) 		−19.6
(−3.3) 		−9.0
(15.8) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−18.3
(−0.9) 		−26.9
(−16.4) 		−34.2
(−29.6) 		−37.5
(−35.5)
Source 1: https://www.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/ilmastollinen-vertailukausi
Source 2: https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=101310

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025年01月23日. ISSN 1797-5395 . Retrieved 2025年01月23日.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024年04月26日. ISSN 1797-5395 . Retrieved 2024年04月29日.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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