Loimaan kunta
Former municipality in Western Finland, Finland
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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 | |
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 Location of Loimaan kunta in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°52′04″N 022°59′06″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 | 13.80/km2 (35.75/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.
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