Lieto
Lieto
Lundo | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Liedon kunta Lundo kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lieto in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°30.3′N 022°27.5′E / 60.5050°N 22.4583°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Founded | 1331 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Esko Poikela |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 302.56 km2 (116.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 300.54 km2 (116.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 235th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,637 |
| • Rank | 52nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 68.67/km2 (177.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.5% |
| • Others | 4.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.8% |
| • 65 or older | 19.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.lieto.fi |
Lieto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlie̯to]; Swedish: Lundo) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 20,637 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 302.56 square kilometres (116.82 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 68.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (177.9/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Aura, Kaarina, Marttila, Paimio, Pöytyä and Turku.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lieto has a medieval stone church, St. Peter's church, that originates from around 1500 near the city center.
The municipality is also home to the largest local scout troop in Finland, called LEK or Liedon Eränkävijät.
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Lieto at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Lieto – Official website
- Danish Media Company - Lieto – Website
- St. Peter's Church in Lieto (in Finnish)
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