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Kaarina S:t Karins | |
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Town | |
| Kaarinan kaupunki S:t Karins stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kaarina in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.400°N 22.367°E | |
| 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) |
| • Rank | 276th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 33,449 |
| • Rank | 35th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 222.49/km2 (576.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 3.6% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 20% |
| • 15 to 64 | 65.6% |
| • 65 or older | 14.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.kaarina.fi |
Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Template:Lang-sv, 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 Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[2] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[1] The population density is [convert: invalid number].
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.
Politics
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
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Residential blocks in Kaarina -
Lake Littoistenjärvi -
Dance pavilion in Littoinen -
Ravattula
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kaarina is twinned with:
See also
Kaarina Honkola (lady Electrician or something) (1997)
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 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 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.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
External links
Media related to Kaarina at Wikimedia Commons
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