Loimaan kunta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloi̯mɑːŋˈkuntɑ]; Swedish: Loimaa kommun; literally "Municipality of Loimaa", until 1921 Loimaa, 1921–1977 Loimaan maalaiskunta; Swedish: Loimaa landskommun) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Loimaa in the beginning of 2005.
Loimaan kunta | |
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Loimaan kunta Loimaa kommun | |
Coordinates: 60°52′04″N 022°59′06″E / 60.86778°N 22.98500°E | |
Country | Finland |
Province | Western Finland |
Region | Southwest Finland |
Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region |
Merged with Loimaa | January 1, 2005 |
Seat | Hirvikoski |
Area | |
• Total | 435.6 km2 (168.2 sq mi) |
• Land | 434.08 km2 (167.60 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 5,991 |
• Rank | 179th |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
−1.0 % change | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Official languages | Finnish |
Climate | Dfc |
It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 5,909 (2003) and covered an area of 434.08 km² of which 1.52 km² was water. The population density was 13.6 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.