Koski Tl

Koski Tl
Municipality
Kosken Tl kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Koski Tl in Finland
Coordinates: 60°39.3′N 023°08.5′E / 60.6550°N 23.1417°E / 60.6550; 23.1417Coordinates: 60°39.3′N 023°08.5′E / 60.6550°N 23.1417°E / 60.6550; 23.1417
Country Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Loimaa sub-region
Charter 1869
Government
 • Municipal manager Aimo Suikkanen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 192.41 km2 (74.29 sq mi)
 • Land 191.45 km2 (73.92 sq mi)
 • Water 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Area rank 306th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 2,392
 • Rank 271st largest in Finland
 • Density 12.49/km2 (32.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.4%
 • Others 1.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.8%
 • 15 to 64 58.9%
 • 65 or older 26.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Climate Dfc
Website www.koski.fi

Koski Tl (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkoski]) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,392 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 192.41 square kilometres (74.29 sq mi) of which 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.3/sq mi).

Tl in the name means the former province of Turku and Pori (Finnish: Turun ja Porin lääni). It was attached to name to distinguish Koski Tl from another municipality named Koski, Koski Hl (Hl for the former province of Tavastia, Finnish: Hämeen lääni). Koski Hl was renamed Hämeenkoski in 1995 but Koski Tl has not changed its name.

Koski Tl is unilingually Finnish.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  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. 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. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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