Siuntio

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Siuntion kunta - Sjundeå kommun
Image:Siuntiocoa.jpg
Coat of Arms Location
Province Southern Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Helsinki
Area
- Of which land
- Rank
248.18 km²
241.55 km²
ranked 311th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
5,312 (2004)
22.0 inh./km²
+ 3.0%
ranked 201st
Urbanisation 33.6%
Unemployment 5.8%
Official languages Finnish, Swedish
Municipal manager Henrik Sandström
Home page http://www.siuntio.fi

Siuntio (pronounced [ˈsiuntio]), known as Sjundeå in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 5,312 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 248.18 km² of which 6.63 km² is water. The population density is 22.0 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is bilingual with the majority being Finnish and the minority Swedish-speakers.

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Municipalities of Uusimaa Coat of arms of Uusimaa
Ekenäs | Espoo | Hanko | Helsinki | Hyvinkää | Ingå | Järvenpää | Karis | Karjalohja | Karkkila | Kauniainen | Kerava | Kirkkonummi | Lohja | Mäntsälä | Nummi-Pusula | Nurmijärvi | Pohja | Pornainen | Sammatti | Siuntio | Tuusula | Vantaa | Vihti
Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland

Coordinates: 60°08′15″N, 24°13′40″E