Kisko
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| Kiskon kunta | |||
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| — Former municipality — | |||
| Kisko church, built in 1810, apart from the sacristy which originates from medieval times | |||
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Salo | ||
| Merged into Salo | January 1, 2009 | ||
| Government | |||
| • City manager | Heimo Puustinen | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 284.13 km2 (109.70 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 253.15 km2 (97.74 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 30.98 km2 (11.96 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 289th | ||
| Population (2003) | |||
| • Total | 1,912 | ||
| • Rank | 360th | ||
| • Density | 6.7293/km2 (17.429/sq mi) | ||
| −1.4 % change | |||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||
| Urbanisation | 39.5% | ||
| Unemployment rate | 10.3% | ||
| Website | http://www.kisko.fi/ | ||
Kisko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkisko]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 1,869 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 284.13 km² of which 30.98 km² is water. The population density was 7.38 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kisko at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.kisko.fi/ – Official website (Finnish)
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Coordinates: 60°15′55″N 23°26′50″E / 60.26528°N 23.44722°E
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