Raseborg
| Raseborg Raseborg – Raasepori | |||
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| Raseborgs stad Raaseporin kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E / 59.975°N 23.433°ECoordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E / 59.975°N 23.433°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Raseborg sub-region | ||
| Charter | 2009 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Mårten Johansson | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 2,354.17 km2 (909 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,147.70 km2 (443.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1,206.47 km2 (465.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 30th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 29,079 | ||
| - Rank | 36th largest in Finland | ||
| - Density | 25.34/km2 (65.6/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| - Swedish | 66.2% (official) | ||
| - Finnish | 31% (official) | ||
| - Others | 2.8% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 16.3% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 63.5% | ||
| - 65 or older | 20.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | ||
| Website | www.raseborg.fi | ||
Raseborg (Finnish: Raasepori) is a town and municipality of Finland. It was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Ekenäs, Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town.[6]
The town has a population of 29,079 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 2,354.17 square kilometres (908.95 sq mi) of which 1,206.47 km2 (465.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 25.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (65.6 /sq mi).
The name of the new town is based on the Castle of Raseborg located in Ekenäs, or formerly in the municipality of Snappertuna. Historically the name of the county was also Raseborg in the 14th century.
The town is bilingual, with majority (66.2%) being Swedish and minority (31%) Finnish speakers.
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Local Councils Vote to in Favour of Municipal Merger". Yle.fi. YLE. 2007-06-19. http://www.yle.fi/news/left/id62904.html. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
External links
Media related to Raseborg at Wikimedia Commons
- City of Raseborg – Official website (Swedish) (Finnish)
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