Lieto

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Liedon kunta
municipality in Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Turku
City manager Terhi Isotalo
Official languages Finnish
Area
 - total
 - land
ranked 329th
200.46 km²
199.19 km²
Population
 - total (2006)
 - change
 - density
ranked 68th
15,415
+ 1.2 %
74/km²
Urbanisation 85.0 %
Unemployment rate 5.0 %
http://www.lieto.fi/

Lieto (IPA[ˈlieto]), or Lundo in Swedish, is a 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 15,415 (2006-12-31) and covers an area of 200.46 km² of which 1.27 km² is water. The population density is 74 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Lieto has a medieval stone church, St. Peter's church, that originates from around 1500 near the city centre.

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Coordinates: 60°30′15″N, 22°27′30″E