Perniö
Perniö (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈperniø]; Swedish: Bjärnå) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.
Perniö
Perniö – Bjärnå | |
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Perniön kunta Bjärnå kommun | |
![]() Perniö church | |
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Country | Finland |
Province | Western Finland |
Region | Southwest Finland |
Sub-region | Salo |
Merged with Salo | January 1, 2009 |
Government | |
• City manager | Pentti Vanhatalo |
Area | |
• Total | 407.79 km2 (157.45 sq mi) |
• Land | 397.88 km2 (153.62 sq mi) |
• Water | 9.91 km2 (3.83 sq mi) |
Area rank | 235th |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 6,023 |
• Rank | 177th |
• Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
−0.5% change | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Official languages | Finnish |
Urbanisation | 52.8% |
Unemployment rate | 8.9% |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | http://www.pernio.fi/ |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 6,026 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 407.79 km² (excluding sea) of which 9.91 km² is inland water. The population density was 15.15 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
External links
Media related to Perniö at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.pernio.fi/ – Official website (in Finnish)
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