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Lieto
—  Municipality  —
Liedon kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Lieto in Finland
Coordinates: 60°30.3′N 022°27.5′E / 60.505°N 22.4583°E / 60.505; 22.4583Coordinates: 60°30.3′N 022°27.5′E / 60.505°N 22.4583°E / 60.505; 22.4583
Country Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Turku sub-region
Founded 1331
Government
 - Municipal manager Terhi Isotalo
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 200.2 km2 (77.3 sq mi)
 - Land 198.55 km2 (76.7 sq mi)
 - Water 1.65 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Area rank 308th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 15,853
 - Density 79.84/km2 (206.8/sq mi)
Population rank 71st largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 97.3% (official)
 - Swedish 1%
 - Others 1.6%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 21.8%
 - 15 to 64 64.7%
 - 65 or older 13.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.5%
Website www.lieto.fi

Lieto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlieto]; Swedish: Lundo) 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 15,853 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 200.2 square kilometres (77.3 sq mi) of which 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 79.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (206.8 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Lieto has a medieval stone church, St. Peter's church, that originates from around 1500 near the city centre.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009. 

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