Kaarina
Kaarina
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| Kaarina S:t Karins | ||
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Town | ||
Kaarinan kaupunki S:t Karins stad | ||
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 Location of 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 | ||
| Country |  Finland | |
| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | |
| Charter | 1869 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Harri Virta | |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 179.58 km2 (69.34 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 150.34 km2 (58.05 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 276th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2017-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 32,987 | |
| • Rank | 35th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 219.42/km2 (568.3/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 7,001,939,000,000,000,000♠93.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 7,000,360,000,000,000,000♠3.6% | |
| • Others | 7,000,240,000,000,000,000♠2.4% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 7,001,200,000,000,000,000♠20% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 7,001,656,009,999,900,000♠65.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 7,001,143,000,000,000,000♠14.3% | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.kaarina.fi | |
Number of Swedish speakers in Kaarina, according to Statistics Finland[6]
Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Swedish: S:t Karins, i.e. Saint Catherine′s) is a small town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Southwest Finland region and is a neighbouring town of Turku, which is the capital of Southwest Finland, therefore Kaarina is a part of the Greater Turku region. The municipality has a population of 32,987 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 179.58 square kilometres (69.34 sq mi) of which 29.15 km2 (11.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 219.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (568.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, with a Swedish minority and e.g. a Swedish comprehensive school. Bilinguality was proposed but rejected 2015.
The famous fetish artist Tom of Finland was born in Kaarina.
Kaarina has a well known football team Kaarinan Pojat.
The municipality of Kuusisto was consolidated with Kaarina in 1946. The municipality of Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on January 1, 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adopted the coat of arms of Piikkiö.
Contents
1 Politics
2 Images
3 International relations
3.1 Twin towns — Sister cities
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Politics[edit]
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kaarina:
National Coalition Party 29.7%
Social Democratic Party 21.2%
True Finns 17.8%
Left Alliance 9.5%
Green League 7.1%
Centre Party 6.6%
Swedish People's Party 3.4%
Christian Democrats 2.8%
Images[edit]
Residential blocks in Kaarina
Lake Littoistenjärvi
Dance pavilion in Littoinen
Ravattula
International relations[edit]
Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]
Kaarina is twinned with:
Jõgeva, Estonia[7]
Enköping, Sweden
Nedre Eiker, Norway
Szentes, Hungary
Sovetsky, Russia
See also[edit]
- Kuusisto Castle
- Ravattula Church
References[edit]
^ ab "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ab "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
^ "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 March 2009.
^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
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^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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Categories:
- Kaarina
- Cities and towns in Finland
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- Municipalities of Southwest Finland
- Populated places established in 1869
- 1869 establishments in the Russian Empire
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