Särkisalo
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| Särkisalon kunta Finby kommun | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
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| Country | Finland | |
| Province | Western Finland | |
| Region | Finland Proper | |
| Sub-region | Salo | |
| Merged with Salo | January 1, 2009 | |
| Government | ||
| • City manager | Paavo Karila | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 82.85 km2 (31.99 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 81.79 km2 (31.58 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 405th | |
| Population (2003) | ||
| • Total | 723 | |
| • Rank | 420th | |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) | |
| −2.8 % change | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Official languages | Finnish | |
| Urbanisation | 0.0% | |
| Unemployment rate | 10.5% | |
| Website | http://www.sarkisalo.fi/ | |
Särkisalo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsærkiˌsɑlo]; Swedish: Finby) is a former municipality of Finland, located mostly on Särkisalo island. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 710 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 82.85 km² (excluding sea) of which 1.06 km² is inland water. The population density was 8.68 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish and minority Swedish speakers.
External links
Media related to Särkisalo at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.sarkisalo.fi/ – Official website (Finnish)
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Coordinates: 60°06′50″N 22°57′00″E / 60.11389°N 22.95000°E
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