Loimaa (ˈloimɑː) is a town and municipality of Finland

Finland

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.

It is located in the province

Provinces of Finland

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 of Western Finland

Western Finland

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 and is part of the Finland Proper region

Regions of Finland

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. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of km2 of which km2 is water. The population density

Population density

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 is PD/km2.

The town of Loimaa merged with Loimaan kunta

Loimaan kunta

Loimaan kunta is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Loimaa in the beginning of 2005.It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 5,909 and covered an area of 434.08 km² of which...

 (literally "Municipality of Loimaa") on January 1, 2005 and with Alastaro

Alastaro

Alastaro is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to town of Loimaa on 1 January 2009.It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 2,910 and covered an area of 258.12 km² of which 1.32 km² is...

 and Mellilä

Mellilä

Mellilä is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Loimaa on 1 January 2009.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality had a population of 1,254 and covered an area of 110.62 km² of which 0.10 km² is...

 on January 1, 2009.

Subdivisions and Wards

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, Onkijoki, Pahikainen, Pappinen, Peltoinen, Piltola, Puujalkala, Raikkola, Seppälä, Sieppala, Torkkala, Vesikoski, Vilvainen

Sights

• 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

External links

• Town of Loimaa – Official website