Kisko
Kisko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkisko]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.
Kisko | |
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| Kiskon kunta Kisko kommun | |
 Kisko church, built in 1810, apart from the sacristy which originates from medieval times | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo |
| Merged into Salo | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Heimo Puustinen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 284.13 km2 (109.70 sq mi) |
| • Land | 253.15 km2 (97.74 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.98 km2 (11.96 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 289th |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 1,912 |
| • Rank | 360th |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| −1.4 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 39.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.3% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.kisko.fi/ |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,869 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 284.13 km² of which 30.98 km² is water. The population density was 7.38 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
External links
Media related to Kisko at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.kisko.fi/ – Official website (in Finnish)
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