Kiikoinen

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Kiikoinen
Former municipality
Kiikoisten kunta
Kiikoinens kommun
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Location of Kiikoinen in Finland
Coordinates: 61°27′N022°34.5′E / 61.450°N 22.5750°E / 61.450; 22.5750 Coordinates: 61°27′N022°34.5′E / 61.450°N 22.5750°E / 61.450; 22.5750
Country Finland
Region Satakunta
Sub-region Northern Satakunta sub-region
Charter 1847
Government
  Municipal managerTapio Rautava
Area
[1]
  Total144.32 km2 (55.72 sq mi)
  Land138.03 km2 (53.29 sq mi)
  Water6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2012) [2]
  Total1,245
  Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate Dfc
Website www.kiikoinen.fi

Kiikoinen (Swedish : Kiikoinen, also Kikois) is a former municipality of Finland.

It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Satakunta region. The municipality had a population of 1,245 (31 December 2012) [2] and covered an area of 144.32 square kilometres (55.72 sq mi) of which 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi) is water. [1] The population density was

The municipality was unilingually Finnish. [3] In 2013, it was consolidated with the municipality of Sastamala.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 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.[ permanent dead link ]

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