Pertteli

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Perttelin kunta
municipality in Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Salo
City manager Ilkka Salminen
Official languages Finnish
Area
 - total
 - land
ranked 356th
156.08 km²
154.15 km²
Population
 - total (2003)
 - change
 - density
ranked 248th
3,773
+ 1.6 %
24.5/km²
Urbanisation 59.5 %
Unemployment rate 8.3 %
http://www.pertteli.fi/

Pertteli (IPA[ˈpertːeli]), or S:t Bertils 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 3,833 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 156.08 km² of which 1.93 km² is water. The population density is 24.87 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Saint Bartholomew is the namesake of the municipality and is the subject of the heraldic shield.

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Coordinates: 60°26′50″N, 23°14′55″E