Korpo
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| Province | Western Finland | ||||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||||
| Sub-region | Åboland | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
170.11 km² 168.85 km² ranked 359th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
889 (2004) 5.3 inh./km² - 3.5% ranked 413th |
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| Urbanisation | 33.6% | ||||
| Unemployment | 10.7% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Patrik Nygrén | ||||
| Home page | http://www.korpo.fi | ||||
Korpo (Swedish pronunciation: [korpːu]; Finnish: Korppoo, [ˈkorpːoː]) is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Nagu and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 889 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 170.11 km² (excluding sea) of which 1.26 km² is inland water. The population density was 5.27 inhabitants per km². Utö, the southernmost inhabited island of Finland belonged to the municipality.
The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.
There has been much islands belonging to Korpo, Aspö for example.
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Coordinates: 60°09′45″N 21°33′45″E / 60.1625°N 21.5625°E
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