Loimaa

Loimaa
Town
Loimaan kaupunki
Loimaa stad
Loimaa Municipal office building
Loimaa Municipal office building
Coat of arms of Loimaa
Location of Loimaa in Finland
Location of Loimaa in Finland
Coordinates: 60°51′N 023°03.5′E / 60.850°N 23.0583°E / 60.850; 23.0583
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionLoimaa sub-region
Market town1921
Town privileges1969
Government
 • Town managerJari Rantala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total851.93 km2 (328.93 sq mi)
 • Land848.09 km2 (327.45 sq mi)
 • Water3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
 • Rank92nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total15,334
 • Rank72nd largest in Finland
 • Density18.08/km2 (46.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish94.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others5.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413.6%
 • 15 to 6455.7%
 • 65 or older30.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
32200
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.loimaa.fi

Loimaa (Finnish: [ˈloi̯mɑː]; historical Swedish: Loimijoki) is a town and 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 15,334 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 851.93 square kilometers (328.93 sq mi) of which 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.08 inhabitants per square kilometer (46.8/sq mi).

Loimaa's neighboring municipalities are Huittinen, Humppila, Koski Tl, Marttila, Oripää, Punkalaidun, Pöytyä, Somero, Säkylä and Ypäjä.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.