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[[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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of which 99.90&nbsp;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==
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*[http://www.manttavilppula.fi/ Mänttä-Vilppula] – Official site

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[[Category:Populated places disestablished in 2009]]
[[Category:2009 disestablishments in Finland]]
[[Category:Former municipalities of Finland]]
[[Category:Mänttä-Vilppula]]


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