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 1 January in 2009 Mouhijärvi was consolidated with the municipalities of Vammala and Äetsä, to form a new town named Sastamala.
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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