Loimaa
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| 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 | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region | ||
| Market town | 1921 | ||
| Town privileges | 1969 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Jari Rantala | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 851.93 km2 (328.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 847.97 km2 (327.4 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 3.96 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 134th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 16,907 | ||
| • Rank | 69th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 19.94/km2 (51.6/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] | 20.5% | ||
| 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 16,907 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 851.93 square kilometres (328.93 sq mi) of which 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.6 /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 Statue Park
- Heikintalo bison farm
- The church of Loimaa Proper
- Loimaa regional museum
- Mill of Krekilä
- Sarka, The Finnish Museum of Agriculture
- Mill of Vesikoski
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "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 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 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Niinijoki – Pappinen (Finnish)
[edit] External links
Media related to Loimaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Loimaa – Official website
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