Raseborg
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| 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 |
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| Province | Southern Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Raseborg sub-region | ||
| Charter | 2009 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Mårten Johansson | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 2,354.22 km2 (909 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,147.69 km2 (443.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1,206.53 km2 (465.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 28,934 | ||
| - Density | 25.21/km2 (65.3/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] | 20% | ||
| 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 28,934 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 2,354.22 square kilometres (908.97 sq mi) of which 1,206.53 km2 (465.84 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 25.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (65.3 /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 being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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 on 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 on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ "Local Councils Vote to in Favour of Municipal Merger". Yle.fi. YLE. 2007-06-19. http://www.yle.fi/news/left/id62904.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
[edit] External links
Media related to Raseborg at Wikimedia Commons- City of Raseborg – Official website (Swedish) (Finnish)
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