Kaarina

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Kaarina
Toun
Kaarinan kaupunki
Coat of airms o Kaarina
Coat airms
Location o Kaarina in Finland
Location o Kaarina in Finland
Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.400°N 22.367°E / 60.400; 22.367Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.400°N 22.367°E / 60.400; 22.367
Kintra Finland
RegionFinland Proper
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
Chairter1869
Govrenment
 • Toun managerHarri Virta
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total179.58 km2 (69.34 sq mi)
 • Laund150.34 km2 (58.05 sq mi)
 • Water29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
Area rank276t lairgest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total35,878
 • Rank32nt lairgest in Finland
 • Density238.65/km2 (618.1/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
 • Finnish93.9% (offeecial)
 • Swadish3.6%
 • Ithers2.4%
Population by age
 • 0 tae 1420%
 • 15 tae 6465.6%
 • 65 or aulder14.3%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.kaarina.fi

Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Swadish: S:t Karins, i.e. Saunt Catherine′s) is a sma ceety an municipality o Finland.

It is locatit in the Finland Proper region an is a neebourin toun o Turku, which is the caipital o Finland Proper, therefore Kaarina is a pairt o the Greater Turku region. The municipality haes a population o 35,878 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an aurie o 179.58 square kilometre (69.34 sq mi) o which 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population density is 238.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (618.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The famous fetish airtist Tom of Finland wis born in Kaarina. The legendary foonders o funeral doom metal, the baund Thergothon wis formit here in 1989. Kaarina haes a weel kent fitbaa team Kaarinan Pojat.

The municipality o Kuusisto wis consolidatit wi Kaarina in 1946. The municipality o Piikkiö wis consolidatit wi Kaarina on 1 Januar 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adoptit the coat o airms o Piikkiö.

Politics[eedit | eedit soorce]

Results o the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kaarina:

Internaitional relations[eedit | eedit soorce]

Twin touns — Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Kaarina is twinned wi:

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References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
  2. a b "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2023.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
  5. a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Admeenistration o Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 Mey 2023.
  6. "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. Archived frae the original on 11 Januar 2011. Retrieved 23 Julie 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]

Media relatit tae Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons

Residential blocks in Kaarina