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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