| Köyliö | |||
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| Köyliön kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°07′N 022°18.5′E / 61.117°N 22.3083°ECoordinates: 61°07′N 022°18.5′E / 61.117°N 22.3083°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Satakunta | ||
| Sub-region | Rauma sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1870 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Seppo Saarinen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 259.3 km2 (100.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 246.08 km2 (95 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 13.22 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 292nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-12-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 2,852 | ||
| - Density | 11.59/km2 (30/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 263rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.3% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Others | 0.5% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 16.1% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 61.4% | ||
| - 65 or older | 22.5% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.koylio.fi | ||
Köyliö (Swedish: Kjulo) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 2,852 (31 December 2009)[2] and covers an area of 259.3 square kilometres (100.1 sq mi) of which 13.22 km2 (5.10 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.0 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
It is said that the peasant Lalli murdered the English bishop Henry on the ice of Lake Köyliö in 1155 AD, during the first Swedish Crusade into Finland. A statue to Lalli was erected at Köyliö in 1989.
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