Akaa is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa

Pirkanmaa

Pirkanmaa , or the Tampere Region , is a region of Finland. It borders on the regions of Satakunta, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Ostrobothnia and Central Finland....

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. It was created on January 1, 2007 when the town of Toijala

Toijala

Toijala is a former town and municipality of Finland, located some south of Tampere. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Viiala to form the town of Akaa....

 and the municipality of Viiala

Viiala

Viiala is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Toijala to form the town of Akaa.Viiala is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 5,329 and covered an area of 56.78 km2 of which...

 were united into a single town. The municipality of Kylmäkoski

Kylmäkoski

Kylmäkoski is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Akaa on January 1, 2011.It was located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a population of 2,610 and covered a land area of . The population density was .The municipality was unilingually...

 was consolidated with Akaa on 1 January 2011.

The convert has a population of and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 is PD/km2.

Akaa, as well as the town of Toijala and the former municipality of Viiala are situated by the lake Vanajavesi

Vanajavesi

Vanajavesi is a lake in Finland. It is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake gathers waters from a wide area in the regions of Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper and parts of the Päijänne Tavastia region.-Settlements:...

, which is the most central watercourse in the Tavastia Proper

Tavastia Proper

Tavastia Proper is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Finland Proper, Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia, and Uusimaa.Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region...

 region as well as in the southern parts of the Pirkanmaa region.

Akaa is also known about volleyball club Akaa-Volley.

External links

• Town of Akaa – Official website