Kaarina
Kaarina | |
|---|---|
Toun | |
| Kaarinan kaupunki | |
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 Coat airms | |
 Location o Kaarina in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.400°N 22.367°ECoordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.400°N 22.367°E | |
| Kintra |  Finland |
| Region | Finland Proper |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Chairter | 1869 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Toun manager | Harri Virta |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 179.58 km2 (69.34 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 150.34 km2 (58.05 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 276t lairgest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 35,878 |
| • Rank | 32nt lairgest in Finland |
| • Density | 238.65/km2 (618.1/sq mi) |
| Population bi native leid | |
| • Finnish | 93.9% (offeecial) |
| • Swadish | 3.6% |
| • Ithers | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 tae 14 | 20% |
| • 15 tae 64 | 65.6% |
| • 65 or aulder | 14.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.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:
- Naitional Coalition Pairty 29.7%
- Social Democratic Pairty 21.2%
- True Finns 17.8%
- Left Alliance 9.5%
- Green League 7.1%
- Centre Pairty 6.6%
- Swadish Fowkpairty 3.4%
- Christian Democrats 2.8%
Internaitional relations
[eedit | eedit soorce]Twin touns — Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Kaarina is twinned wi:
See an aw
[eedit | eedit soorce]References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
- ↑ a b "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Admeenistration o Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 Mey 2023.
- ↑ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. Archived frae the original on 11 Januar 2011. Retrieved 23 Julie 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
Freemit airtins
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Media relatit tae Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kaarina Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine – Offeecial wabsteid
