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Kuusjoki

Coordinates: 60°31′15″N 23°13′15″E / 60.52083°N 23.22083°E / 60.52083; 23.22083
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Kuusjoki
Kuusjoen kunta
Kuusjoki kommun
Kuusjoki Church
Kuusjoki Church
Coat of arms of Kuusjoki
CountryFinland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionSalo
Merged into SaloJanuary 1, 2009
Government
 • City managerAarno Sola
Area
 • Total122.57 km2 (47.32 sq mi)
 • Land122.46 km2 (47.28 sq mi)
 • Water0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
 • Rank379th
Population
 (2003)
 • Total1,800
 • Rank364th
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
 −1.9 % change
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Official languagesFinnish
Urbanisation31.2%
Unemployment rate7.9%
ClimateDfc
Websitehttp://www.kuusjoki.fi/

Kuusjoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkuːsjoki]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Salo on January 1, 2009.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 1,781 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 122.57 km² of which 0.11 km² is water. The population density was 14.54 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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60°31′15″N 23°13′15″E / 60.52083°N 23.22083°E / 60.52083; 23.22083