Perniö

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Perniön kunta
Perniö.vaakuna.svg
Former municipality in Finland
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Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Salo
City manager Pentti Vanhatalo
Official languages Finnish
Area
 - total
 - land
ranked 235th
407.79 km²
397.88 km²
Population
 - total (2003)
 - change
 - density
ranked 177th
6,023
- 0.5 %
15.1/km²
Urbanisation 52.8 %
Unemployment rate 8.9 %
http://www.pernio.fi/

Perniö (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈperniø]; Swedish: Bjärnå) 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 6,026 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 407.79 km² (excluding sea) of which 9.91 km² is inland water. The population density was 15.15 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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Coordinates: 60°12′15″N 23°07′20″E / 60.20417°N 23.12222°E / 60.20417; 23.12222