Kiikala
Former municipality in Western Finland, Finland
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Kiikala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkiːkɑlɑ]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.
Kiikala | |
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| Kiikalan kunta Kiikala kommun | |
 Kiikala Church with bell tower in 2009. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Kotoinen Kiikala, kauneinta Suomea ("Homely Kiikala, the most beautiful place in Finland")[1] | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo |
| Merged into Salo | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Seppo Koskinen |
| Area | |
• Total | 245.35 km2 (94.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 240.12 km2 (92.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 312th |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 1,875 |
| • Rank | 359th |
| • Density | 7.809/km2 (20.22/sq mi) |
| +0.8 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 19.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.0% |
| Website | www.kiikala.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,872 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 245.35 km2 of which 5.23 km² is water. The population density was 7.80 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
