Eastern Uusimaa
Eastern Uusimaa
Itä-Uusimaa Itä-Uudenmaan maakunta landskapet Östra Nyland | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Eastern Uusimaa on a map of Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°30′N 26°00′E / 60.500°N 26.000°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Historical province | Uusimaa |
| Capital | Porvoo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,800.28 km2 (1,081.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 95,300 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (88/sq mi) |
| NUTS | 182 |
| Regional bird | Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Regional fish | Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Regional flower | Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) |
| Website | ita-uusimaa.fi |
Eastern Uusimaa or, officially, Itä-Uusimaa[1] (Finnish: Itä-Uusimaa; Swedish: Östra Nyland) was a region in Finland, until it was consolidated with the region of Uusimaa on January 1, 2011.[2] It bordered the regions of Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and Kymenlaakso.
Historical provinces
Municipalities
The region of Eastern Uusimaa was made up of seven municipalities, of which two had city status (marked in bold). The first name is the name of the municipality in the majority (or sole) language of the municipality. The official name (where there is one) in the other national language is given in brackets.
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Loviisa Sub-region:
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Porvoo Sub-region:
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* - transferred into Helsinki sub-region of Uusimaa Region on 1 January, 2011
Notes
- ^ https://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/maakunta/001-2010/index_en.html
- ^ "Valtioneuvosto päätti Uudenmaan ja Itä-Uudenmaan maakuntien yhdistämisestä" (in Finnish). Ministry of Finance. October 22, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
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