Koski Tl

Koski Tl
—  Municipality  —
Kosken Tl kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Koski Tl in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Loimaa sub-region
Charter 1869
Government
 • Municipal manager Aimo Suikkanen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 192.41 km2 (74.3 sq mi)
 • Land 191.45 km2 (73.9 sq mi)
 • Water 0.96 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Area rank 306th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 2,439
 • Rank 271st largest in Finland
 • Density 12.74/km2 (33/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.4%
 • Others 1.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.8%
 • 15 to 64 58.9%
 • 65 or older 26.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Website www.koski.fi

Koski Tl (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkoski]) 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 2,439 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 192.41 square kilometres (74.29 sq mi) of which 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.0 /sq mi).

Tl in the name means the former province of Turku and Pori (Finnish: Turun ja Porin lääni). It was attached to name to distinguish Koski Tl from another municipality named Koski, Koski Hl (Hl for the former province of Tavastia, Finnish: Hämeen lääni). Koski Hl was renamed Hämeenkoski in 1995 but Koski Tl has not changed its name.

Koski Tl is unilingually Finnish.

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