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Koski Tl

Koski Tl
Municipality
Kosken Tl kunta
Coat of arms of Koski Tl
Coat of arms
Location of Koski Tl in Finland
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 (2016-01-01)
 • Total 191.46 km2 (73.92 sq mi)
 • Land 191.45 km2 (73.92 sq mi)
 • Water 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Area rank 265th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 2,392
 • Rank 250th largest in Finland
 • Density 12.49/km2 (32.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.4%
 • Others 1.4%
Population by age
 • 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 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) and covers an area of 191.46 square kilometres (73.92 sq mi) of which 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) is water. 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.



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