Nummi-Pusula () is a former
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Finland
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. It was merged with
Lohja
Lohja (; sv, Lojo) is a city and municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland. The city has a population of 47,518 (2017), and it covers an area of of which , or 8.3 percent, is water. The population density of Lohja is . The municipality is b ...
on 1 January 2013. Its seat was in
Nummi. Nummi-Pusula was formed in 1981 from the former municipalities Nummi and
Pusula.
It was located in the
province
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of
Southern Finland
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History
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and was part of the
Uusimaa
Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...
region
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. The municipality has a population of
(31 December 2012)
and covers an area of of
which
is water.
The
population density
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is
.
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish.
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]
Villages
Prior to its consolidation into Lohja in 2013, Nummi-Pusula contained of the following villages:
Nummi villages
*
Haarla
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,
Hakula,
Heijala,
Heimola,
Huhti,
Hyrsylä,
Hyvelä,
Immola,
Jakova,
Järvenpää
Järvenpää (; sv, Träskända) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located on the Helsinki–Riihimäki railway track in Uusimaa region, some north of Helsinki. Neighbouring municipalities are Tuusula, Sipoo and Mäntsälä. People ...
,
Jättölä,
Korkianoja,
Kovela,
Leppäkorpi,
Luttula,
Maikkala,
Maskila,
Mettula,
Miemola,
Millola,
Mommola,
Mäntsälä
Mäntsälä () is a municipality in the province of Southern Finland, and is part of the Uusimaa region. It has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. ...
,
Nummi,
Näkkilä,
Oinola,
Oittila,
Pakkala,
Pälölä,
Raatti,
Remala,
Retlahti,
Röhkölä,
Salo,
Saukkola
Saukkola () is an urban area and district in the city of Lohja and the former administrative centre of the Nummi-Pusula municipality. Old Turku Road between Turku and Helsinki ( regional road 110) crosses through the area. Saukkola has a populatio ...
,
Sierla,
Sitarla,
Tavola,
Varttila and
Vivola.
Pusula villages
*
Ahonpää,
Hattula,
Hauhula,
Herrala,
Hirvijoki,
Hyrkkölä,
Hyönölä,
Ikkala,
Karisjärvi,
Kaukela,
Koisjärvi,
Kärkölä,
Marttila,
Mäkkylä,
Pusula,
Radus,
Seppälä,
Suomela,
Uusikylä,
Viiala
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Viiala is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality had a populat ...
and
Vörlö.
Politics
Results of the
2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Nummi-Pusula:
*
True Finns
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The ...
25.8%
*
Centre Party 20.3%
*
Social Democratic Party
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Active parties
For ...
18.8%
*
National Coalition Party
sv, Samlingspartiet
, leader1_title = Chairman
, leader1_name = Petteri Orpo
, leader2_title = Deputy chairs
, leader2_name = Antti HäkkänenElina ValtonenAnna-Kaisa Ikonen
, merger = Finnish Party, Young Finn ...
18.0%
*
Left Alliance 7.0%
*
Green League
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Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the pol ...
5.3%
*
Christian Democrats
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2.1%
*
Swedish People's Party
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0.8%
Twinnings
*
Abja Parish
Abja Parish ( et, Abja vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. In 2009, it had a population of 2,719 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of .
After the municipal elections held on 15 October 2017, Abja Parish was merged w ...
, Estonia (2004)
References
External links
*
Municipality of Nummi-Pusula– Official website
Populated places established in 1981
Lohja
Former municipalities of Finland
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