Mouhijärvi
{{Short description|Former municipality of Finland}}
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Mouhijärvi is a former municipality of Finland, located in the southwestern part of the country. It was an agricultural village since the 18th century.
On 1 January in 2009 Mouhijärvi was consolidated with the municipalities of Vammala and Äetsä, to form a new town named Sastamala.
Geography
Mouhijärvi was located in the southwest Pirkanmaa region, and was part of the former provinces of Turku and Pori Province (1917 to 1997) and Western Finland Province (1997 to 2010). The location is between the shores of Mätikkö and Siilijärvi lakes and covered an area of {{convert|268.65|km2}}, of which {{convert|14.48|km2}} was water.[http://kansalaisen.karttapaikka.fi/kartanhaku/paikannimihaku.html?e=287203&n=6826072&scale=16000&tool=pienenna&width=600&height=600&lang=en MapSite - National Land Survey of Finland] accessed 10.12.2011.[https://archive.today/20120720044221/http://www.bikemap.net/regional/Finland/Finland/Mouhij%C3%A4rvi%23lat=61.51359&lng=23.00221&zoom=13&type=2 bikemap.net: Mouhijärvi] . accessed 10.10.2011.
Demographics
The municipality had a population of 2,961 (2003).[http://www.tripsay.com/destination/Mouhijärvi Tripsay.com: Destination/Mouhijärvi] accessed 10.10.2011. The population density was 11.0 inhabitants per {{convert|1|km2}}.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
;History
Mouhijärvi was notable for being the first municipality in Finland to have an all-female city council — in 1988.
People born in Mouhijärvi
- Emil Viljanen (1874 – 1954)
- Markku Aro (1950 – )
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://archive.today/20120720044221/http://www.bikemap.net/regional/Finland/Finland/Mouhij%C3%A4rvi%23lat=61.51359&lng=23.00221&zoom=13&type=2 Map of Mouhijärvi area]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140119111506/http://www.panoramio.com/map/#lt=61.5127859&ln=23.0097412&z=4&k=2 Panoramio: Mouhijärvi environs image gallery]
- [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Mouhijärvi_parish,_Finland Historic Mouhijärvi parish info]
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Category:Former municipalities of Finland
Category:Populated places disestablished in 2009
Category:2009 disestablishments in Finland
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