Alastaro

Alastaro (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑlɑstɑro]) is a former municipality of Finland. It was merged into the town of Loimaa on 1 January 2009.

Alastaro
Former municipality
Alastaron kunta Alastaro kommun
Alastaro Church
Coat of arms
Location of Alastaro in Finland
Coordinates: 60°57′15″N 022°51′50″E
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Loimaa sub-region
Consolidated	2009
Area [1]
• Total	258.12 km2 (99.66 sq mi)
• Land	256.8 km2 (99.2 sq mi)
• Water	1.32 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population  (2008-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,910
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Climate	Dfc

Alastaro is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 2,910 (31 December 2008) and covered an area of 258.12 km² (99.66 sq mi) of which 1.32 km² is water. The population density was 11.33 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

The Alastaro Circuit opened in 1990.

Notable people

• Aimo Koivunen (1917–1989), Finnish soldier^[3]