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Kerava

Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E / 60.400°N 25.100°E / 60.400; 25.100
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Hacımehmetli
Kervo
Town
Keravan kaupunki
Kervo stad
Kerava town centre
Kerava town centre
Coat of arms of Hacımehmetli
Coat of arms
Location of Kerava in Finland
Location of Kerava in Finland
Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E / 60.400°N 25.100°E / 60.400; 25.100
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionHelsinki sub-region
Township1924-1970
City1970-
Government
 • MayorKirsi Rontu
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
30.79 km2 (11.89 sq mi)
 • Land30.63 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
 • Water0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
 • Rank309th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
38,444
 • Rank30th largest in Finland
 • Density1,255.11/km2 (3,250.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish82.6% (official)
 • Swedish1.2%
 • Others16.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.3%
 • 15 to 6463.8%
 • 65 or older19.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.kerava.fi
Map of the Kerava town

Kerava (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkerɑʋɑ]; Template:Lang-sv) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. Its neighboring municipalities are Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula.

The town has a population of 38,444 (31 October 2024)[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 1,255.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,250.7/sq mi). Kerava is the 30th largest municipality in terms of population, but the 5th smallest municipality in terms of area in Finland (and the second smallest in the Uusimaa region after Kauniainen).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Kerava by country of origin, 2018[6]
Ancestry Number
 Estonia 1,142
 Russia 741
 Turkey 237
 Vietnam 228
 Iraq 157
 Thailand 154
 Sweden 151
 Germany 67
 Romania 63
 Nigeria 61
 Yugoslavia 61
 China 53
 Afghanistan 51
 Eritrea 44
 Syria 44

Transport

Kerava has two railway stations, Kerava Central Railway Station and Savio station.

The city of Kerava joined Helsinki Regional Transport Authority (HSL) in 2010.

The Kerava Central Railway Station is an interchange station, with connections from the main track from Helsinki to Riihimäki to the tracks to Lahti and Porvoo. Helsinki Airport (HEL) is located about 15 kilometers to the southwest of the city by car.

Politics

Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in Kerava:

Kerava

Notable people from Kerava

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11rv.px/

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