Nastola
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Nastola is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the city of Lahti on 1 January 2016.[3][4]
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Nastola | |
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Former municipality | |
Nastolan kunta Nastola kommun | |
Coordinates: 60°57′N 025°56′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Päijät-Häme |
Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
Charter | 1869 |
Consolidated | 2016 |
Government | |
• Municipality manager | Pauli Syyrakki |
Area | |
• Total | 382.86 km2 (147.82 sq mi) |
• Land | 324.19 km2 (125.17 sq mi) |
• Water | 38.67 km2 (14.93 sq mi) |
Population (2015-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 14,905 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.nastola.fi |
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In the province of Southern Finland, Nastola is part of the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality had a population of 14,905 (30 June 2015)[2] and covered an area of 382.86 km2 (147.82 sq mi) of which 38.67 km2 (14.93 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 45.9761/km2 (119.078/sq mi). Nastola is located between two major cities: Lahti and Kouvola. Kausala, the administrative center of Iitti, is 26 kilometres (16 mi) away from Nastola in the direction of Kouvola.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.