Lavia, Finland

Lavia
Former municipality
Lavian kunta
Lavia kommun
Lavia Church
Lavia Church
Coat of arms of Lavia
Location of Lavia in Finland
Location of Lavia in Finland
Coordinates: 61°36′N 022°35′E / 61.600°N 22.583°E / 61.600; 22.583
CountryFinland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionNorthern Satakunta sub-region
Charter1868
Merged2015
Government
 • Municipal managerPekka Heinonen
Area
 • Total
357.75 km2 (138.13 sq mi)
 • Land321.13 km2 (123.99 sq mi)
 • Water36.62 km2 (14.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2014-11-30)[2]
 • Total
1,904
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.lavia.fi

Lavia is a former municipality in the region of Satakunta, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Pori on 1 January 2015.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

People born in Lavia

References

  1. ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
A street in Lavia