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Halikko
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Settlement.name
Halikko
Settlement.settlement_type
Former municipality
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Halikko vaakuna.svg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
right
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Location within Finland
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Western Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Southwest Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Salo
Settlement.extinct_title
Merged with Salo
Settlement.extinct_date
January 1, 2009
Settlement.leader_title
City manager
Settlement.leader_name
Simo Paassilta
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Metric

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Halikko () 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Halikko” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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