Vahto
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Vahto (ˈʋɑhto) is a former municipality of Finland
. It was consolidated with Rusko
on January 1, 2009.
It is located in the province
of Western Finland
and is part of the Finland Proper region
. The municipality had a population of 1,876 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 77.10 km² of which 0.02 km² is water. The population density
was 24.34 inhabitants per km².
Vahto was one of the 18 municipalities in the Turku region, and due to its close proximity to the center of Turku (about 20 km), it may also be considered part of the Turku metropolitan area. In the north, Vahto shared a common boundary mark with seven other municipalities. This famous site, called Kuhankuono in Finnish, is also a pre-historical border mark between Finland Proper and the other Finnish provinces.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was consolidated with Rusko
Rusko
Rusko is a municipality of Finland.It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
on January 1, 2009.
It is located in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Western Finland
Western Finland
Western Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.- History :...
and is part of the Finland Proper region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The municipality had a population of 1,876 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 77.10 km² of which 0.02 km² is water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 24.34 inhabitants per km².
Vahto was one of the 18 municipalities in the Turku region, and due to its close proximity to the center of Turku (about 20 km), it may also be considered part of the Turku metropolitan area. In the north, Vahto shared a common boundary mark with seven other municipalities. This famous site, called Kuhankuono in Finnish, is also a pre-historical border mark between Finland Proper and the other Finnish provinces.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
.
External links
- http://www.vahto.fi/ – Official site