Pirkanmaa, Finland · Europe
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Virrat is a town located in Pirkanmaa, Finland. With a population of 6,165, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Virrat sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Virrat to your route.
Virrat (Finnish: [ˈʋirːɑt]; Swedish: Virdois) is a town and municipality of Finland. Part of the Pirkanmaa region, it is located 104 kilometres (65 mi) north of Tampere and 113 kilometres (70 mi) west of Jyväskylä. Virrat is 285 kilometres (177 mi) from Helsinki. The town has a population of 6,126
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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. The population density is
5.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The town grew rapidly in the mid-20th 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.
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Virrat is located in Pirkanmaa, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 62.2476 latitude, 23.7800 longitude.
Virrat has a population of approximately 6,165 people, making it a town in Finland.
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