Loimaa
Loimaa | |
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Town | |
| Loimaan kaupunki Loimaa stad | |
 Church in Hirvikoski, Loimaa | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Loimaa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°51′N 023°03.5′E / 60.850°N 23.0583°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region |
| Market town | 1921 |
| Town privileges | 1969 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Jari Rantala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[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) |
| • Rank | 92nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,018 |
| • Rank | 71st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 18.89/km2 (48.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| 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 Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[2] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[1] The population density is [convert: invalid number].
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.
Loimaa's neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Koski Tl, Marttila, Oripää, Punkalaidun, Pöytyä, Somero, Säkylä and Ypäjä.
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
- 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
Sports
The city is home to the Bisons Loimaa basketball club, 2012 and 2013 Champion of the Korisliiga. The club regularly qualifies for international competitions. It plays its home games at the Loimaa Sports Center and on some occasions moves to the Energia Areena. The city is also home to the Hurrikaani Loimaa volleyball club, regularly qualifies for international competitions such as CLvolleyM and SM-league.
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Loimaa is twinned with:
Åmål, Sweden- Uddevalla, Sweden
Frogn, Norway- Skien, Norway
Türi, Estonia- Jõhvi, Estonia
Staraya Russa, Russia
Mosfellsbær, Iceland
Thisted Municipality, Denmark- Grenå, Denmark
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Loimaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Loimaa – Official website
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