Muurla (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmuːrlɑ]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on 1 January 2009.
Muurla | |
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| Muurlan kunta Muurla kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo |
| Merged with Salo | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Mauri Hermunen |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.16 km2 (32.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 80.16 km2 (30.95 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3 km2 (1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 404th |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 1,444 |
| • Rank | 387th |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| −0.6 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 57.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5% |
| Website | http://www.muurla.fi/ |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,455 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 83.16 km2 of which 3.00 km2 is water. The population density was 18.15 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
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Media related to Muurla at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.muurla.fi – Official website (in Finnish)
60°21′00″N 23°16′50″E / 60.35000°N 23.28056°E
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