Halikko

Article summary

Halikko ( ) is a former municipality of Finland that existed until December 31, 2008. On January 1, 2009, the municipality was merged with the larger neighboring Salo. Before the merge Halikko had become a rapidly urbanizing rural area. It was located in the province of Western Finland and was part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality had a population of 9,491 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 357.31 km 2 (excluding sea) of which 0.52 km 2 was inland water. The population density was 26.60 inhabitants per km 2 . The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Key claims

1. date of formation: 1865 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. population: 26.60 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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2. The record states that the date of formation is "1865". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the population is "26.60 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373653182