Mellilä
Former municipality in Western Finland, Finland
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Mellilä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmelːilæ]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Loimaa on 1 January 2009.
Mellilä | |
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| Mellilän kunta Mellilä kommun | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Loimaa |
| Merged with Loimaa | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Esko Rautiainen |
| Area | |
• Total | 110.62 km2 (42.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 110.52 km2 (42.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 387th |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 1,252 |
| • Rank | 401st |
| • Density | 11.33/km2 (29.34/sq mi) |
| +2.4 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 44.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 9.2% |
| Climate | Dfc |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,255 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 110.62 km2 of which 0.10 km2 is water. The population density was 11.35 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Gallery
Mellilä's church
Eksyssuo
Niinijoki
External links
Media related to Mellilä at Wikimedia Commons
- Mellilän kyläyhdistys ry (in Finnish)
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