Country Finland Charter 1869 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Population 1,959 (30 Nov 2014) Region Southwest Finland | Sub-region Loimaa sub-region Merged 2015 Climate Dfc Local time Monday 7:22 AM | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Tarvasjoki ([ˈtɑrʋɑsˌjoki]) is a former municipality in the region of Southwest Finland, in Finland. It was merged with the municipality of Lieto on 1 January 2015.
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Map of 21450 Tarvasjoki, Finland
The municipality had a population of 1,959 (30 November 2014) and it covered an area of 102.41 square kilometres (39.54 sq mi) of which 0.45 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi) was water. The population density was 19.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.8/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Name
The name part joki means "river". The Tarvas part of the name originally referred to wild animals that were hunted, for example aurochs (wild cattle) and roe deer.
Villages
Eura, Horrinen, Hungerla, Jauhola, Juva, Kallela, Karhula, Killala, Kirkonkylä, Kättylä, Liedonperä, Mäentaka, Satopää, Seppälä, Suitsula, Suurila, Takamaa, Tiensuu, Tuomarla, Tuorila, Tyllilä, Yrjönkylä.