Loimaa





Town in Southwest Finland, Finland














































































































Loimaa
Town

Loimaan kaupunki
Loimaa stad

Church in Hirvikoski, Loimaa
Church in Hirvikoski, Loimaa



Coat of arms of Loimaa
Coat of arms


Location of Loimaa in Finland
Location of Loimaa in Finland

Coordinates: 60°51′N 023°03.5′E / 60.850°N 23.0583°E / 60.850; 23.0583Coordinates: 60°51′N 023°03.5′E / 60.850°N 23.0583°E / 60.850; 23.0583
Country
 Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Loimaa sub-region
Market town 1921
Town privileges 1969
Government

 • Town manager
 Jari Rantala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]

 • Total 851.93 km2 (328.93 sq mi)
 • Land 847.97 km2 (327.40 sq mi)
 • Water 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Area rank
92nd largest in Finland
Population
(2019-01-31)[2]

 • Total 16,018
 • Rank
71st largest in Finland
 • Density 18.89/km2 (48.9/sq mi)

Population by native language
[3]

 • Finnish
98.6% (official)
 • Swedish
0.2%
 • Others
1.2%

Population by age
[4]

 • 0 to 14
15.4%
 • 15 to 64
62.2%
 • 65 or older
22.3%
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]
 20.5%
Climate Dfc
Website www.loimaa.fi

Loimaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloimɑː]) is a town and 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 16,018 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 851.93 square kilometres (328.93 sq mi) of which 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.9/sq mi).


The town of Loimaa merged with Loimaan kunta (literally "Municipality of Loimaa") on January 1, 2005 and with the municipalities of Alastaro and Mellilä on January 1, 2009.


Loimaa's neighbouring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Koski Tl, Marttila, Oripää, Punkalaidun, Pöytyä, Somero, Säkylä and Ypäjä.




Contents






  • 1 Subdivisions and villages


  • 2 Sights


  • 3 Notable people


  • 4 Sports


  • 5 International relations


    • 5.1 Twin towns — sister cities




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Subdivisions and villages


Alastaron-Mäenpää, Eura, Haara, Haaroinen, Haitula, Hartoinen, Hattula, Hirvikoski, Hurskala, Ilmarinen, Inkilä, Joenperä, Juva, Karhula, Karsattila, Kauhanoja, Kemppilä, Kesärlä, Klockarla, Koenperä, Krekilä, Kuninkainen, Kurittula, Kuttila, Köyliö, Lappijoki, Levälä, Lähde, Metsämaa, Mäenpää, Niemi, Niinijoki, Onkijoki, Pahikainen, Pappinen, Peltoinen, Piltola, Puujalkala, Raikkola, Seppälä, Sieppala, Torkkala, Vesikoski, and Vilvainen.



Sights




Mill of Vesikoski in the shores of river Loimijoki. Visible in the background are old industrial buildings.



  • Alpo Jaakola Statue Park

  • Heikintalo bison farm

  • The church of Loimaa Proper

  • Loimaa regional museum

  • Mill of Krekilä

  • Sarka, The Finnish Museum of Agriculture

  • Mill of Vesikoski



Notable people



  • Alpo Jaakola

  • Reino Kuuskoski

  • Nicolaus Rungius

  • Max Staples

  • Thomas Douglas-Powell



Sports


The city is home to the Bisons Loimaa basketball club, 2012 and 2013 Champion of the Korisliiga. The club regularly qualifies for international competitions. It plays its home games at the Loimaa Sports Center and on some occasions moves to the Energia Areena. The city is also home to the Hurrikaani Loimaa volleyball club, regularly qualifies for international competitions such as CLvolleyM and SM-league.



International relations


See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland


Twin towns — sister cities


Loimaa is twinned with:




  • Sweden Åmål, Sweden


  • Sweden Uddevalla, Sweden


  • Norway Frogn, Norway


  • Norway Skien, Norway


  • Estonia Türi, Estonia


  • Estonia Jõhvi, Estonia


  • Russia Staraya Russa, Russia


  • Iceland Mosfellsbær, Iceland


  • Denmark Thisted Municipality, Denmark


  • Denmark Grenå, Denmark



References





  1. ^ ab "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


  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.




External links






Media related to Loimaa at Wikimedia Commons



  • Town of Loimaa – Official website










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