Perniö
Former municipality in Western Finland, Finland
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Perniö (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈperniø]; Swedish: Bjärnå) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.[1] Neighbouring municipalities of Perniö were Ekenäs (formerly Tenala), Halikko, Kimito, Kisko, Muurla, Salo and Särkisalo.
Perniö
Perniö – Bjärnå | |
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| Perniön kunta Bjärnå kommun | |
 Perniö church | |
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 Interactive map of Perniö | |
  Perniö Location within Southwest Finland  Perniö Location within Finland  Perniö Location within Europe | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo |
| Merged with Salo | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Pentti Vanhatalo |
| Area | |
• Total | 407.79 km2 (157.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 397.88 km2 (153.62 sq mi) |
| • Water | 9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 235th |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 6,023 |
| • Rank | 177th |
| • Density | 15.14/km2 (39.21/sq mi) |
| −0.5% change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 52.8% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.pernio.fi/ |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 6,026 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 407.79 km² (excluding sea) of which 9.91 km² is inland water. The population density was 15.15 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
