Ylöjärvi is a town and a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region, 14 kilometres west of Tampere and 189 kilometres north of Finland´s capital city Helsinki. The town has a population of 33,034 and covers an area of 1,324.14 square kilometres of which 208.62 km2 is water. The population density is 29.61 inhabitants per square kilometre . The population has increased rapidly in recent years, in 1990 it was slightly over 18,000. On 31 December 2011 it was 30,942. Neighbouring municipalities are Hämeenkyrö, Ikaalinen, Kihniö, Nokia, Parkano, Ruovesi, Tampere and Virrat. The municipality of Viljakkala was consolidated with Ylöjärvi on January 1, 2007. ...
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