Kerava
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| Kerava | |||
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| Keravan kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E / 60.4°N 25.1°ECoordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E / 60.4°N 25.1°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1970 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Rolf Paqvalin | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 30.79 km2 (11.89 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 30.62 km2 (11.82 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 334th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 34,540 | ||
| • Rank | 31st largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 1,128.02/km2 (2,921.6/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 94.8% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 1.1% | ||
| • Others | 4.1% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.7% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 70.3% | ||
| • 65 or older | 12% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.75% | ||
| Website | www.kerava.fi | ||
Kerava (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkerɑʋɑ]; Swedish: Kervo) is a town and municipality in Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of 34,540 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 30.79 square kilometres (11.89 sq mi) of which 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1,128.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,921.6 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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[edit] Transport
Kerava railway station is a crossing-point station, with connections from the main track from Helsinki to Riihimäki to the tracks to Lahti, Sköldvik and Porvoo.
[edit] Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kerava:
- National Coalition Party 25.1%
- Social Democratic Party 23.4%
- True Finns 22.1%
- Green League 9.7%
- Left Alliance 6.9%
- Centre Party 6.4%
- Christian Democrats 3.8%
- Swedish People's Party 0.8%
[edit] Notable people from Kerava
- Stone (band) Finnish heavy metal band
- Hanna-Maria Seppälä (b. 1984), Finnish freestyle swimmer
- Eero Hämeenniemi (b. 1951), Finnish composer
- Marco Hietala was born in Tervo, Finland, but currently lives in Kerava.
- Emppu Vuorinen was born in Kitee, Finland, but currently resides in Kerava.
- Pekka Ansio Heino, singer of Leverage and Brother Firetribe
- Tero Kinnunen currently resides in Kerava.
- Samuel Haanpää
- Joona Puhakka
- President Juho Kusti Paasikivi
- Olympic medal winner Volmari Iso-Hollo
- Teddy and The Tigers, Finnish rockabilly band
- Sasha Mäkilä, Finnish orchestra conductor
- Renny Harlin, film director.
Jean Sibelius lived in Kerava for 2 years and composed etc. Finlandia in Kerava.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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 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 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kerava at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kerava – Official website
- Satellite photo of Kerava
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