{{expand Finnish|date=June 2023|topic=geo}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Veteli | official_name = {{lang|fi|Vetelin kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Vetils kommun}} | other_name = Vetil | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Veteli High School Main Building.jpg | image_caption = Veteli High School | image_shield = Veteli.vaakuna.svg | shield_size = 120x80px | image_map = Veteli sijainti Suomi.svg | map_caption = Location of Veteli in Finland |coordinates = {{coord|63|28.5|N|23|47.5|E|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-marker = town |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Central Ostrobothnia | subdivision_type2 = Sub-region | subdivision_name2 = Kaustinen sub-region | leader_title = Municipal manager | leader_name = Hannu Jyrkkä |area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Veteli}} |area_total_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Veteli}} |area_land_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Veteli}} |area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Veteli}} |area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Veteli}} |population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Veteli}} |population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Veteli}} |population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Veteli}} |population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Veteli}} |population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Veteli}} |demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Veteli}} |demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_footnotes|Veteli}} |demographics1_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title1|Veteli}} |demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Veteli}} |demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Veteli}} |demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Veteli}} |demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Veteli}} |demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Veteli}} |demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Veteli}} |demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Veteli}} |demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Veteli}} |demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Veteli}} |demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Veteli}} |demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Veteli}} |demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Veteli}} |demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Veteli}} |demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Veteli}} |demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Veteli}} |blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Veteli}} |blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Veteli}} |timezone = EET |utc_offset = +02:00 |timezone_DST = EEST |utc_offset_DST = +03:00 | website = {{Official URL}} }} '''Veteli''' ({{langx|sv|Vetil}}) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of almost 3200 in 2019. and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Veteli}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Veteli}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Veteli|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.
Neighbouring municipalities are Evijärvi, Halsua, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Perho and Vimpeli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
==Notable people== *Juha Sipilä, (born 1961), politician, former Prime Minister of Finland (2015–2019), *Esko Aho, (born 1954), politician, former Prime Minister of Finland (1991–1995)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|Veteli}} *[https://veteli.fi/ Municipality of Veteli] – Official website
{{Geographic location | Centre = Veteli | N = Kaustinen | E = Halsua | SE = Perho | S = Vimpeli (South Ostrobothnia) | SW = Lappajärvi (South Ostrobothnia) | W = Evijärvi (South Ostrobothnia) | NW = Kronoby (Ostrobothnia) }} {{CentralOstrobothnia}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Veteli Category:Municipalities of Central Ostrobothnia
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