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Vimpeli
Southern Ostrobothniatown
Vimpeli
Total population
3,255
Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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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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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves407
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves184
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves130
- Eurasian Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium passerinum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves123
- Ural OwlStrix uralensis Pallas, 1771 · Aves93
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves84
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves84
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves82
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Southern Ostrobothnia
- Soini23.3 mi away · pop. 2,367
- Mustafina Klada1241.6 mi away · pop. 164
- Ruškovica1241.9 mi away · pop. 56
- Grabričina1242.6 mi away
- Kompator1242.8 mi away · pop. 80
- Katoličko Selišće1243.9 mi away · pop. 156
- Moslavačka Slatina1244.3 mi away · pop. 72
- Mala Ludina1244.7 mi away · pop. 159
- Gornja Vlahinićka1244.9 mi away · pop. 271
- Desni Dubrovčak1245.1 mi away · pop. 115
- Krajiška Kutinica1245.1 mi away · pop. 73
- Velika Ludina1245.2 mi away · pop. 751
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









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