Nummi-Pusula
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Nummi-Pusula | |
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Former municipality | |
| Nummi-Pusulan kunta Nummis-Pusala kommun | |
 Nummi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Nummi-Pusula in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°23.5′N 023°53′E / 60.3917°N 23.883°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region) |
| Charter | 1981 |
| Seat | Nummi |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Eero Soinio |
| Area | |
| • Total | 505.13 km2 (195.03 sq mi) |
| • Land | 468.33 km2 (180.82 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,175 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.nummi-pusula.fi |
Nummi-Pusula (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnumːiˌpusulɑ]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged with Lohja on 1 January 2013. Its seat was in Nummi. Nummi-Pusula was formed in 1981 from the former municipalities Nummi and Pusula.
It was located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,175(31 December 2012)[2] and covers an area of 505.13 square kilometres (195.03 sq mi) ofwhich 36.8 km2 (14.2 sq mi)is water.[1] The population density is13.1851/km2 (34.1494/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.[3]
Villages
[edit]Prior to its consolidation into Lohja in 2013, Nummi-Pusula contained of the following villages:
Nummi villages
[edit]- Haarla, Hakula, Heijala, Heimola, Huhti, Hyrsylä, Hyvelä, Immola, Jakova, Järvenpää, Jättölä, Korkianoja, Kovela, Leppäkorpi, Luttula, Maikkala, Maskila, Mettula, Miemola, Millola, Mommola, Mäntsälä, Nummi, Näkkilä, Oinola, Oittila, Pakkala, Pälölä, Raatti, Remala, Retlahti, Röhkölä, Salo, Saukkola, Sierla, Sitarla, Tavola, Varttila and Vivola.[4]
Pusula villages
[edit]- Ahonpää, Hattula, Hauhula, Herrala, Hirvijoki, Hyrkkölä, Hyönölä, Ikkala, Karisjärvi, Kaukela, Koisjärvi, Kärkölä, Marttila, Mäkkylä, Pusula, Radus, Seppälä, Suomela, Uusikylä, Viiala and Vörlö.[5]
Politics
[edit]Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Nummi-Pusula:
- True Finns 25.8%
- Centre Party 20.3%
- Social Democratic Party 18.8%
- National Coalition Party 18.0%
- Left Alliance 7.0%
- Green League 5.3%
- Christian Democrats 2.1%
- Swedish People's Party 0.8%
Twinnings
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Abja Parish, Estonia (2004)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "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.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Jussila, Osmo (1977). Nummen historia vv. 1859–. [Nummi]; [Pusula]: [Nummen ja Pusulan historiatoimikunta]. pp. 288–296. ISBN 951-99126-6-5.
- ^ Jussila, Osmo (1977). Pusulan historia vv. 1859–. [Nummi]; [Pusula]: [Nummen ja Pusulan historiatoimikunta]. pp. 292–300. ISBN 951-99126-7-3.
- ^ "Sõprusvald" (in Estonian). Abja vald. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
External links
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Media related to Nummi-Pusula at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Nummi-Pusula – Official website
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