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Kiikala

Coordinates: 60°27′40″N 23°33′10″E / 60.46111°N 23.55278°E / 60.46111; 23.55278
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Kiikala
Kiikalan kunta
Kiikala kommun
Coat of arms of Kiikala
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Merged into SaloJanuary 1, 2009
Government
 • City managerSeppo Koskinen
Area
 • Total245.35 km2 (94.73 sq mi)
 • Land240.12 km2 (92.71 sq mi)
 • Water5.23 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
 • Rank312th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total1,875
 • Rank359th
 • Density7.6/km2 (20/sq mi)
 +0.8 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation19.7%
Unemployment rate10.0%
Websitewww.kiikala.fi

Kiikala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkiːkɑlɑ]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,872 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 245.35 km2 of which 5.23 km² is water. The population density was 7.80 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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60°27′40″N 23°33′10″E / 60.46111°N 23.55278°E / 60.46111; 23.55278