Porin maalaiskunta (abbr. Porin mlk, Swedish: Björneborgs landskommun, "the Rural Municipality of Pori") is a former municipality in the province of Satakunta, Finland. It was annexed with the city of Pori in 1967. Population of Porin maalaiskunta was 8,709 in 1963.[1]

Porin maalaiskunta
Former municipality
Porin maalaiskunta Björneborgs landskommun
Coat of arms
Location of Porin mlk in Finland
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Consolidated	1967
Area
• Land	166.0 km2 (64.1 sq mi)
Population  (1963)[1]
• Total	8,709
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Porin maalaiskunta covered areas like Yyteri and the Port of Pori, which are parts of the present Meri-Pori district.

Notable people

• Eino Grön
• Kelpo Gröndahl
• Johan Gullichsen
• Maire Gullichsen
• Aarne Tarkas
• Miikka Toivola

See also

• Maalaiskunta

References

External links

Media related to Porin maalaiskunta at Wikimedia Commons

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