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| Noormarkku | |||
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| — Former municipality — | |||
| Noormarkun kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°35.5′N 021°52′E / 61.5917°N 21.867°ECoordinates: 61°35.5′N 021°52′E / 61.5917°N 21.867°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Satakunta | ||
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region | ||
| Consolidated | 2010 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Risto Peevo | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 332.06 km2 (128.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 316.86 km2 (122.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-12-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 6,158 | ||
| • Density | 19.43/km2 (50.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | www.noormarkku.fi | ||
Noormarkku (Swedish: Norrmark) is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Satakunta region. The municipality had a population of 6,158 (31 December 2009)[2] and covered an area of 332.06 square kilometres (128.21 sq mi) of which 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density was 19.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (50.3 /sq mi).
Noormarkku is the birthplace of the Ahlstrom Corporation. Antti Ahlström invested in the entire development of Noormarkku, setting up one of Finland's first Finnish language schools and building a road network.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Noormarkku was annexed with the neighboring city of Pori on 1 January 2010.
A notable building is the Villa Mairea by architect Alvar Aalto designed as the private home for Maire and Harry Gullichsen (Ahlström–Gullichsen family).
[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 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/4AD425C09E8E9093C22576AA001D7112/$file/091231.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
[edit] External links
Media related to Noormarkku at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Noormarkku – Official website (Finnish)
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