Somero
| Somero | |||
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| Someron kaupunki | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Salo sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1867 | ||
| Town privileges | 1993 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Leo Haltsonen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 697.68 km2 (269.4 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 667.78 km2 (257.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 178th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 9,320 | ||
| • Rank | 112th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 13.96/km2 (36.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.5% | ||
| • Others | 1.4% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 59.2% | ||
| • 65 or older | 25.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | ||
| Website | www.somero.fi | ||
Somero (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsomero]) is a municipality of Finland, located in the province of Western Finland and part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 9,320 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 697.68 square kilometres (269.38 sq mi) of which 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (36.2 /sq mi). Somero is unilingually Finnish.
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[edit] History
Somero has been known as a trading place as early as 14th century. The municipality was officially founded in 1867. The municipality of Somerniemi was joined into Somero proper in 1977. Somero moved from the province of Häme to the province of Turku and Pori in 1990. Currently it belongs to the province of Western Finland. Somero became a town (kaupunki) on January 1, 1993.
[edit] Famous natives
[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 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "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 Somero at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Somero – Official website
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