Pomarkku ( sv, Påmark) is a

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. It is located in the

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region is ...

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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . The municipality is unilingually

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People born in Pomarkku

Oskari Vihantola Frans Oskar (Oskari) Vihantola (25 January 1876, in Pomarkku – 25 August 1936; surname until 1906 ''Grönroos'') was a Finnish bookseller, newspaper editor, lay preacher and politician. From 1 June to 14 September 1909, he was a member of the Parl ...

(1876 – 1936) *

Aulis Sileäkangas Aulis Vilhelm Sileäkangas (17 June 1923, Pomarkku - 22 December 2013) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, ...

(1923 – 2013) *

Raila Aho Raila Orvokki Aho (née ''Rosendahl''; born 31 October 1937 in Pomarkku) is a Finnish office worker and politician. She was a member of the Parliament of Finland, representing the Finnish People's Democratic League Finnish People's Democratic L ...

(1937 – )

References

External links

Municipality of Pomarkku
– Official website Populated places established in 1868 {{WesternFinland-geo-stub