Somero
Somero (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsomero]) is a municipality o Finland, locatit in the province o Wastren Finland an pairt o the Finland Proper region. The municipality haes a population o 8,827 (31 Januar 2019)[2] an covers a aurie o 697.67 square kilometre (269.37 sq mi) of which 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 13.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.2/sq mi). Somero is unilingually Finnish.
Somero | |
|---|---|
Toun | |
| Someron kaupunki | |
 Somero Lutheran Kirk | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location o Somero in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E / 60.633°N 23.517°ECoordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E / 60.633°N 23.517°E | |
| Kintra |  Finland |
| Region | Finland Proper |
| Sub-region | Salo sub-region |
| Chairter | 1867 |
| Toun privileges | 1993 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Toun manager | Leo Haltsonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 697.67 km2 (269.37 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 667.78 km2 (257.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 127t lairgest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,827 |
| • Rank | 111t lairgest in Finland |
| • Density | 13.22/km2 (34.2/sq mi) |
| Population bi native leid | |
| • Finnish | 98.1% (offeecial) |
| • Swadish | 0.5% |
| • Ithers | 1.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 tae 14 | 15.6% |
| • 15 tae 64 | 59.2% |
| • 65 or aulder | 25.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% |
| Website | www.somero.fi |
HistoryEedit
Somero haes been kent as a tradin place as early as 14t century. The municipality wis offeecially foondit in 1867. The municipality o Somerniemi wis joined intae Somero proper in 1977. Somero muivit frae the province o Häme tae the province o Turku an Pori in 1990. Currently it belangs tae the province o Wastren Finland. Somero became a toun ([kaupunki] error: {{lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) on 1 Januar 1993.
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
- ↑ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 Mairch 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2011.
Freemit airtinsEedit
Media relatit tae Somero at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality o Somero – Offeecial wabsteid