Koski Tl | ||
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Municipality | ||
Kosken Tl kunta | ||
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Location of Koski Tl in Finland |
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Coordinates: 60°39.3′N 023°08.5′E / 60.6550°N 23.1417°ECoordinates: 60°39.3′N 023°08.5′E / 60.6550°N 23.1417°E | ||
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.