Loimaa
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| Loimaa | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Loimaan kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°51′N 023°03.5′E / 60.85°N 23.0583°ECoordinates: 60°51′N 023°03.5′E / 60.85°N 23.0583°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region | ||
| Market town | 1921 | ||
| Town privileges | 1969 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Jorma Kopu | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 852 km2 (329 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 848.12 km2 (327.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 3.88 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 17,065 | ||
| - Density | 20.12/km2 (52.1/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.6% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Others | 1.2% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 15.4% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 62.2% | ||
| - 65 or older | 22.3% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.loimaa.fi | ||
Loimaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloimɑː]) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 17,065 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 852 square kilometres (329 sq mi) of which 3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 20.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.1 /sq mi).
The town of Loimaa merged with Loimaan kunta (literally "Municipality of Loimaa") on January 1, 2005 and with Alastaro and Mellilä on January 1, 2009.
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[edit] Subdivisions and Wards
Alastaron-Mäenpää, Eura, Haara, Haaroinen, Haitula, Hartoinen, Hattula, Hirvikoski, Hurskala, Ilmarinen, Inkilä, Joenperä, Juva, Karhula, Karsattila, Kauhanoja, Kemppilä, Kesärlä, Klockarla, Koenperä, Krekilä, Kuninkainen, Kurittula, Kuttila, Köyliö, Lappijoki, Levälä, Lähde, Metsämaa, Mäenpää, Niemi, Onkijoki, Pahikainen, Pappinen,[6] Peltoinen, Piltola, Puujalkala, Raikkola, Seppälä, Sieppala, Torkkala, Vesikoski, Vilvainen
[edit] Sights
- Alpo Jaakola`s statuepark
- Heikintalo´s bison farm
- Kanta-Loimaan kirkko
- Kotiseutumuseo
- Mill of Krekilä
- Sarka, agriculturemuseum of Finland
- Mill of Vesikoski
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ Niinijoki – Pappinen (Finnish)
[edit] External links
Media related to Loimaa at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Loimaa – Official website
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