Sammatti
Former municipality in Uusimaa, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sammatti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsɑmːɑtːi]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Lohja in the beginning of 2009.
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Sammatti | |
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Former municipality | |
Sammatin kunta Sammatti kommun | |
Coordinates: 60°19′15″N 023°49′15″E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region) |
Consolidated with Lohja | 2009 |
Area | |
• Total | 85.06 km2 (32.84 sq mi) |
• Land | 72.01 km2 (27.80 sq mi) |
• Water | 13.05 km2 (5.04 sq mi) |
Population (2008-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,365 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 18.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 65.1% |
• 65 or older | 16.0% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
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It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 1,365 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 72.01 square kilometres (27.80 sq mi). The population density was 18.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (49.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
It was the birthplace of one of Finland's most famous writers, Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Kalevala.