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Loimaa
Town
Loimaan kaupunki
Church in Hirvikoski, Loimaa
Church in Hirvikoski, Loimaa
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Location of Loimaa in Finland
Location of Loimaa in Finland

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Country Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Loimaa sub-region
Market town 1921
Town privileges 1969
Government
 • Town manager Jari Rantala
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 851.93 km2 (328.93 sq mi)
 • Land 847.97 km2 (327.40 sq mi)
 • Water 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Area rank 134th largest in Finland
Population (2014-11-30)[2]
 • Total 16,641
 • Rank 69th largest in Finland
 • Density 19.62/km2 (50.8/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.6% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 1.2%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 15.4%
 • 15 to 64 62.2%
 • 65 or older 22.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Climate Dfc
Website www.loimaa.fi

Loimaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloimɑː]) is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 16,641 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". of which Script error: No such module "convert". is water.[1] The population density is Script error: No such module "convert"..

The town of Loimaa merged with Loimaan kunta (literally "Municipality of Loimaa") on January 1, 2005 and with the municipalities of Alastaro and Mellilä on January 1, 2009.

Subdivisions and villages

Alastaron-Mäenpää, Eura, Haara, Haaroinen, Haitula, Hartoinen, Hattula, Hirvikoski, Hurskala, Ilmarinen, Inkilä, Joenperä, Juva, Karhula, Karsattila, Kauhanoja, Kemppilä, Kesärlä, Klockarla, Koenperä, Krekilä, Kuninkainen, Kurittula, Kuttila, Köyliö, Lappijoki, Levälä, Lähde, Metsämaa, Mäenpää, Niemi, Niinijoki, Onkijoki, Pahikainen, Pappinen, Peltoinen, Piltola, Puujalkala, Raikkola, Seppälä, Sieppala, Torkkala, Vesikoski, and Vilvainen.

Sights

File:Vesikosken mylly Loimaa.jpg
Mill of Vesikoski in the shores of river Loimijoki. Visible in the background are old industrial buildings.
  • Alpo Jaakola Statue Park
  • Heikintalo bison farm
  • The church of Loimaa Proper
  • Loimaa regional museum
  • Mill of Krekilä
  • Sarka, The Finnish Museum of Agriculture
  • Mill of Vesikoski

Notable People

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Loimaa is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 2014. 
  3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

External links

16x16px Media related to Loimaa at Wikimedia Commons

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