Rymättylä (; ) is a
former municipality of
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It was, together with
Merimasku
Merimasku () is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It was, together with Rymättylä and Velkua, consolidated with the town of Naantali on January 1, 2009.
It is located in the provinces of Finland, provin ...
and
Velkua, consolidated with the town of
Naantali
Naantali (; ) is a municipalities of Finland, town in Southwest Finland, and, as a resort town during the summer, an important centre of tourism in the country. The municipality has a population of
(), and is located west of Turku.
The town h ...
on January 1, 2009.
It is located in the
province
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of
Western Finland
Western Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. Tampere was the largest city of the province.
Histor ...
and is part of the
Southwest Finland
Southwest Finland (, ; ) is a Regions of Finland, region ('','' ) of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The regional capital and most populous city is Tu ...
region
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. The municipality had a population of 2,165 (2008-12-31) and covered an area of 150.11 km
2 of which 3.66 km
2 is water. The
population density
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was 13.65 inhabitants per km
2.
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish.
References
External links
Official website
Former municipalities of Finland
Naantali
Finnish islands in the Baltic
Populated places disestablished in 2009
2009 disestablishments in Finland
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