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Vaasa

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Vaasa
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Vaasa

Total population

71,209

Coordinates63.10°, 21.62°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Vaasa, formerly (1855–1917) known as Nikolaistad, is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Ostrobothnia, located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. Vaasa city has approximately 71,000 inhabitants, while the Vaasa sub-region has a population of approximately 112,000. It is the 14th-most populous municipality in Finland, and the tenth-most populous urban area in the country.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
63.0958
Longitude
21.6159
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image