Raseborg
Raseborg (Finnish: Raasepori) is a toun an municipality o Finland. It wis creatit on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities o Ekenäs, Karis an Pohja wur consolidatit intae a single toun.[6]
Raseborg Raseborg – Raasepori | |
|---|---|
Toun | |
| Raseborgs stad Raaseporin kaupunki | |
 Castle o Raseborg | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location o Raseborg in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E / 59.9750°N 23.433°ECoordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E / 59.9750°N 23.433°E | |
| Kintra |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Raseborg sub-region |
| Charter | 2009 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Toun manager | Mårten Johansson |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2354.24 km2 (908.98 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 1147.70 km2 (443.13 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1206.47 km2 (465.82 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 67t lairgest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 27,344 |
| • Rank | 39t lairgest in Finland |
| • Density | 23.83/km2 (61.7/sq mi) |
| Population bi native leid | |
| • Swedish | 66.2% (offeecial) |
| • Finnish | 31% (offeecial) |
| • Ithers | 2.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 tae 14 | 16.3% |
| • 15 tae 64 | 63.5% |
| • 65 or aulder | 20.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.raseborg.fi |
The toun haes a population o 27,344 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an aurie o 2,354.24 square kilometre (908.98 sq mi) of which 1,206.47 km2 (465.82 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population density is 23.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.7/sq mi).
The name o the new toun is based on the Castle o Raseborg locatit in Ekenäs, or umwhile in the municipality o Snappertuna. Historically the name o the coonty wis Raseborg in the 14t century an aw.
The toun is bilingual, wi majority (66.2%) being Swadish an minority (31%) Finnish speakers.
In Februar 2011, Raseborg Municipality entered intae a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" wi Makana Municipality in Sooth Africae. The project, which is tae last three years, seeks tae facilitate information sharin in the fields o economic development, airts & cultur, weemen development, youth development, an education.[7]
Politics
eeditResults o the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Raseborg:
- Swadish Fowkpairty 42.7%
- Social Democratic Pairty 30.1%
- Naitional Coalition Pairty 7.6%
- True Finns 6.4%
- Green League 5.3%
- Left Alliance 3.4%
- Centre Party 1.9%
- Christian Democrats 1,5%
References
eedit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Local Councils Vote to in Favour of Municipal Merger". Yle.fi. YLE. 19 Juin 2007. Retrieved 19 Juin 2007.
- ↑ "Finland Trip Feeback". Makana Municpality. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
Freemit airtins
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Media relatit tae Raseborg at Wikimedia Commons
- Ceety o Raseborg – Offeecial wabsteid (in Swadish) (in Finnish)
- Makana-Raseborg Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - blog documentin the progess o the friendship co-operation greement