Lavia, Finland
| Lavia | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Lavian kunta | ||
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Lavia Church | ||
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 Location of Lavia in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°36′N 022°35′E / 61.600°N 22.583°ECoordinates: 61°36′N 022°35′E / 61.600°N 22.583°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Satakunta | |
| Sub-region | Northern Satakunta sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Merged | 2015 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Pekka Heinonen | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 357.75 km2 (138.13 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 321.13 km2 (123.99 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 36.62 km2 (14.14 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,904 | |
| • Density | 5.93/km2 (15.4/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website |
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Lavia is a former municipality in the region of Satakunta, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Pori on 1 January 2015.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
People born in Lavia
- Frans Mustasilta (1879 – 1949)
- Arvo Riihimäki (1891 – 1972)
- Pentti Antila (1926 – 1997)
- Jaakko Jonkka (1953 – )
References
- ↑ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links
Media related to Lavia at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (Finnish)
A street in Lavia
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