Mouhijärvi


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 the 1st of 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 and Western Finland Province . The location is between the shores of Mätikkö and Siilijärvi lakes and covered an area of, of which was water.

Demographics

The municipality had a population of 2,961. The population density was 11.0 inhabitants per.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
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Mouhijärvi was notable for being the first municipality in Finland to have an all-female city council — in 1988.

People born in Mouhijärvi