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Former municipality in Western Finland, Finland
Loimaan kunta
Former municipality
Loimaan kunta
Loimaa kommun
Church of Loimaa ProperChurch of Loimaa Proper
Coat of arms of Loimaan kuntaCoat of arms
Location of Loimaan kunta in FinlandLocation of Loimaan kunta in Finland
Coordinates: 60°52′04″N 022°59′06″E / 60.86778°N 22.98500°E / 60.86778; 22.98500
Country Finland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionLoimaa sub-region
Merged with LoimaaJanuary 1, 2005
SeatHirvikoski
Area
 • Total435.6 km (168.2 sq mi)
 • Land434.08 km (167.60 sq mi)
 • Water1.52 km (0.59 sq mi)
Population
 • Total5,991
 • Rank179th
 • Density14/km (36/sq mi)
 −1.0 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
ClimateDfc

Loimaan kunta (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloi̯mɑːŋˈkuntɑ]; Swedish: Loimaa kommun; literally "Municipality of Loimaa", until 1921 Loimaa, 1921–1977 Loimaan maalaiskunta; Swedish: Loimaa landskommun) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged to the town of Loimaa in the beginning of 2005.

It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 5,909 (2003) and covered an area of 434.08 km² of which 1.52 km² was water. The population density was 13.6 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Municipalities of Southwest Finland
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