Velkua

Velkua (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋelkuɑ]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Merimasku and Rymättylä, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009.

Velkua
Velkuan kunta
Velkua kommun
Coat of arms
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku
Merged with NaantaliJanuary 1, 2009
Government
  City managerTiina Rinne-Kylänpää
Area
  Total31.21 km2 (12.05 sq mi)
  Land31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
  Water0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Area rank427th
Population
 (2003)
  Total233
  Rank431st
  Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 2.9 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation0.0%
Unemployment rate10.3%
Websitehttp://www.velkua.fi/

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 245 (2005-12-31) and covered an area of 30.07 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.13 km² is inland water. The population density was 8,1 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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