Suomusjärvi

Suomusjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsuomusˌjærʋi]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.

Suomusjärvi
Suomusjärven kunta
Suomusjärvi kommun
Suomusjärvi Church
Coat of arms
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Merged with SaloJanuary 1, 2009
SeatKitula
Government
 • City managerVesa Ketola
Area
 • Total176.53 km2 (68.16 sq mi)
 • Land160.15 km2 (61.83 sq mi)
 • Water16.38 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Area rank349th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total1,311
 • Rank397th
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
 −1.0 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation42.8%
Unemployment rate10.8%
Websitehttp://www.suomusjarvi.fi/

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,321 (December 31, 2004) and covered an area of 176.53 km² of which 16.38 km² is water. The population density was 8.25 inhabitants per km². Its administrative center is Kitula.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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