Tarvasjoki
Former municipality in Southwest Finland, Finland
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Tarvasjoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑrʋɑsˌjoki]) is a former municipality in the region of Southwest Finland, in Finland. It was merged with the municipality of Lieto on 1 January 2015.
Tarvasjoki | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Tarvasjoen kunta Tarvasjoki kommun | |
Tarvasjoki Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tarvasjoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°35′N 022°44′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Merged | 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Oili Paavola |
| Area | |
• Total | 102.41 km2 (39.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 101.96 km2 (39.37 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | |
• Total | 1,959 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.tarvasjoki.fi |
The municipality had a population of 1,959 (30 November 2014)[2] and it covered an area of 102.41 square kilometres (39.54 sq mi) of which 0.45 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 19.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.8/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Name
Villages
Eura, Horrinen, Hungerla, Jauhola, Juva, Kallela, Karhula, Killala, Kirkonkylä, Kättylä, Liedonperä, Mäentaka, Satopää, Seppälä, Suitsula, Suurila, Takamaa, Tiensuu, Tuomarla, Tuorila, Tyllilä, Yrjönkylä.
Famous people from Tarvasjoki
- Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, (1757 in Juva, Tarvasjoki – 1814) a Finnish-Swedish-Russian courtier and diplomat.[4]
