Suomusjärvi

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Suomusjärvi
Suomusjärven kunta
Suomusjärvi kommun
Suomusjärvi Church
Suomusjärvi Church
Coat of arms of Suomusjärvi
Suomusjärvi.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Merged with SaloJanuary 1, 2009
SeatKitula
Government
 • City managerVesa Ketola
Area
 • Total176.53 km2 (68.16 sq mi)
 • Land160.15 km2 (61.83 sq mi)
 • Water16.38 km2 (6.32 sq mi)
Area rank349th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total1,311
 • Rank397th
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
 −1.0 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation42.8%
Unemployment rate10.8%
Websitehttp://www.suomusjarvi.fi/

Suomusjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsuo̯musˌjærʋi]) 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 1,321 (December 31, 2004) and covered an area of 176.53 km² of which 16.38 km² is water. The population density was 8.25 inhabitants per km². Its administrative center is Kitula.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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Coordinates: 60°22′45″N 23°35′25″E / 60.37917°N 23.59028°E / 60.37917; 23.59028


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