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Vimpeli

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Vimpeli

Total population

3,255

Coordinates63.16°, 23.82°

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City facts

Overview

Vimpeli is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, 79 kilometres (49 mi) northeast of Seinäjoki and 166 kilometres (103 mi) northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 2,554 and covers an area of 328.79 square kilometres (126.95 sq mi) of which 41.52 km2 (16.03 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.0/sq mi). The most significant road connection in the municipality is the main road 68 between towns of Virrat and Jakobstad.

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History & geography

Geography

Vimpeli's neighboring municipalities are Alajärvi, Lappajärvi, Perho and Veteli. * Hallapuro * Huopana * Kirkonkylä * Koskela * Lakaniemi * Pokela * Pyhälahti * Rantakylä * Sääksjärvi * Viitaniemi * Vinni

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Geography

Latitude
63.1615
Longitude
23.8178
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
9,486
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    407
  • European Starling
    Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    184
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    130
  • Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
    Glaucidium passerinum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    123
  • Ural Owl
    Strix uralensis Pallas, 1771 · Aves
    93
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    84
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    84
  • Willow Warbler
    Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    82

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.48
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
907

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
233
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image