Alastaro
Former municipality in Southwest Finland, Finland
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Alastaro (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑlɑstɑro]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged into the town of Loimaa on 1 January 2009.
Alastaro | |
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Former municipality | |
| Alastaron kunta Alastaro kommun | |
Alastaro Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Alastaro in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°57′15″N 022°51′50″E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region |
| Consolidated | 2009 |
| Area | |
• Total | 258.12 km2 (99.66 sq mi) |
| • Land | 256.8 km2 (99.2 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,910 |
| • Density | 11.3/km2 (29.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
Alastaro is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,910 (31 December 2008) and covered an area of 258.12 km2 (99.66 sq mi) of which 1.32 km² is water. The population density was 11.33 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
The Alastaro Circuit opened in 1990.
Notable people
- Aimo Koivunen (1917–1989), Finnish soldier[3]
