Köyliö

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Köyliö
Kjulo
Former municipality
Köyliön kunta
Kjulo kommun
Koylio church 2010-06-01.jpg
Köyliö Church
Koylio.vaakuna.svg
Koylio.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg
Location of Köyliö in Finland
Coordinates: 61°7′7″N22°18′27″E / 61.11861°N 22.30750°E / 61.11861; 22.30750
Country Finland
Region Satakunta
Sub-region Rauma sub-region
Charter 1870
Consolidated2016
Government
  Municipal managerSeppo Saarinen
Area
[1]
  Total259.27 km2 (100.10 sq mi)
  Land246.06 km2 (95.00 sq mi)
  Water13.21 km2 (5.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2015-06-30) [2]
  Total2,665
  Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website www.koylio.fi

Köyliö (Finnish: [ˈkøy̯liø] ; Swedish : Kjulo) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the municipality of Säkylä on 1 January 2016. [3]

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It was located in the Satakunta region. The population of Köyliö was 2,665 (30 June 2015) [2] and covered a land area of 246.06 km2 (95.00 sq mi). [1] The population density was

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

It is said that the peasant Lalli murdered the English bishop Henry on the ice of Lake Köyliö in 1156 AD, during the first Swedish Crusade into Finland. A statue to Lalli was erected at Köyliö in 1989.

Notable people

Twinnings

Before the 2016 consolidation, Köyliö was twinned with;

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