Halikko
Halikko | |
|---|---|
| Halikon kunta Halikko kommun | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Salo |
| Merged with Salo | January 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • City manager | Simo Paassilta |
| Area | |
• Total | 357.31 km2 (137.96 sq mi) |
| • Land | 356.79 km2 (137.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 260th |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 9,374 |
| • Rank | 112th |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| +1.4 % change | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Urbanisation | 68.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.halikko.fi/ |
Halikko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑlikːo]) is a former municipality of Finland that existed until December 31, 2008. On January 1, 2009, the municipality was merged with the larger neighboring Salo. Before the merge Halikko had become a rapidly urbanizing rural area.
It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 9,491 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 357.31 km2 (excluding sea) of which 0.52 km2 was inland water. The population density was 26.60 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.