Velkua
Velkuan kunta | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Finland Proper |
| Sub-region | Turku |
| Merged with Naantali | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Tiina Rinne-Kylänpää |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.21 km2 (12.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 427th |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 233 |
| • Rank | 431st |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| −2.9 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3% |
| Website | http://www.velkua.fi/ |
Velkua (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋelkuɑ]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Merimasku and Rymättylä, consolidated with the town of Naantali 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 245 (2005-12-31) and covered an area of 30.07 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.13 km² is inland water. The population density was 8,1 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
External links
Media related to Velkua at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.velkua.fi/ – Official website Template:Fi icon
60°28′N 021°40′E / 60.467°N 21.667°E
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