Kisko
Former municipality
Kiskon kunta
Kisko kommun
Kisko church, built in 1810, apart from the sacristy which originates from medieval times
Kisko church, built in 1810, apart from the sacristy which originates from medieval times
Coat of arms of Kisko
Coat of arms
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Merged into SaloJanuary 1, 2009
Government
 • City managerHeimo Puustinen
Area
 • Total284.13 km2 (109.70 sq mi)
 • Land253.15 km2 (97.74 sq mi)
 • Water30.98 km2 (11.96 sq mi)
 • Rank289th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total1,912
 • Rank360th
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
 −1.4 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation39.5%
Unemployment rate10.3%
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.kisko.fi/

Kisko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkisko]) 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 1,869 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 284.13 km² of which 30.98 km² is water. The population density was 7.38 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

History

Kisko was first mentioned in 1347, when it was a part of the parish of Pohja. It became an independent parish somewhere between the 1400s and the 1500s. At that time, the parish of Kisko also included Suomusjärvi, which became a separate parish in 1898.

Kisko was consolidated with Salo in 2009.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 165+430. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

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