Nastola
Nastola | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Nastolan kunta Nastola kommun | |
Nastola Church | |
Location of Nastola in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°57′N 025°56′E / 60.950°N 25.933°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) | |
• Total | 14,905 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.nastola.fi |
Nastola is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with the city of Lahti on 1 January 2016.
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) and covered an area of 382.86 km2 (147.82 sq mi) of which 38.67 km2 (14.93 sq mi) was water. 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.