Muurla

Coordinates: 60°21′00″N 23°16′50″E / 60.35000°N 23.28056°E / 60.35000; 23.28056
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Muurla
Muurlan kunta
Muurla kommun
Coat of arms of Muurla
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Merged with SaloJanuary 1, 2009
Government
 • City managerMauri Hermunen
Area
 • Total83.16 km2 (32.11 sq mi)
 • Land80.16 km2 (30.95 sq mi)
 • Water3 km2 (1 sq mi)
 • Rank404th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total1,444
 • Rank387th
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
 −0.6 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation57.6%
Unemployment rate8.5%
Websitehttp://www.muurla.fi/

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

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,455 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 83.16 km² of which 3.00 km² is water. The population density was 18.15 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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60°21′00″N 23°16′50″E / 60.35000°N 23.28056°E / 60.35000; 23.28056