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{{Unreferenced|date=October 2021}} [[File:Vilppula.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg|thumb|Location of Vilppula in Finland]] '''Vilppula''' was a [[List of former municipalities of Finland|former municipality]] of [[Finland]]. Neighbouring [[Mänttä]] was merged into it on 1 January 2009 to form the municipality of [[Mänttä-Vilppula]]. The municipality was unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]]. It was located in the [[provinces of Finland|province]] of [[Western Finland]] and was part of the [[Pirkanmaa]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The municipality had a population of 5,457 in 2005 and covered an area of 571.26 km<sup>2</sup> of which 99.90 km<sup>2</sup> was water. The [[population density]] was 10.5 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>. The work force mainly consisted of industry and service, these accounting for 50 and 39 percent of total workforce. Population was estimated to be at a slight decline. The [[Kolho]] village in Vilppula is located to the north. Another village, [[Pohjaslahti]], is located northwest from the Vilppula centre. These continue to exist as villages of the new Mänttä-Vilppula municipality. Vilppula is also known for being the location of the 1918 [[Battle of Vilppula]] during the [[Finnish Civil War]]. ==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Vilppula}} *[http://www.manttavilppula.fi/ Mänttä-Vilppula] – Official site {{Pirkanmaa}} {{coord|62|01|20|N|24|30|35|E|region:FI_type:city(5458)_scale:50000|display=title}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2009]] [[Category:2009 disestablishments in Finland]] [[Category:Former municipalities of Finland]] [[Category:Mänttä-Vilppula]] {{WesternFinland-geo-stub}}
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