Lieto
| Lieto | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Liedon kunta | ||
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 Location of Lieto in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 60°30.3′N 022°27.5′E / 60.5050°N 22.4583°ECoordinates: 60°30.3′N 022°27.5′E / 60.5050°N 22.4583°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | |
| Founded | 1331 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Esko Poikela | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 300.46 km2 (116.01 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 198.51 km2 (76.65 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 235th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 19,239 | |
| • Rank | 61st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 96.92/km2 (251.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 97.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 1% | |
| • Others | 1.6% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 21.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 13.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 18.5% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.lieto.fi | |
Lieto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlieto]; Swedish: Lundo) 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 19,239 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 300.46 square kilometres (116.01 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water. The population density is 96.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (251.0/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Aura, Kaarina, Marttila, Paimio, Pöytyä and Turku.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lieto has a medieval stone church, St. Peter's church, that originates from around 1500 near the city center.
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