Kerava
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| Keravan kaupunki | |||||
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| Founded | 1970 | ||||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||||
| Sub-region | Helsinki | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
30.86 km² 30.75 km² ranked 442nd |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
31,361 (2004) 1,019.9 inh./km² + 0.6% ranked 30th |
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| Urbanisation | 98.5% | ||||
| Unemployment | 5.4% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||||
| City Manager | Rolf Paqvalin | ||||
| Home page | http://www.kerava.fi | ||||
Kerava (IPA: /ˈkerɑʋɑ/; Kervo in Swedish) is a town and municipality in Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 31,361 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 30.86 km² of which 0.11 km² is water. The population density is 1,019.87 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] Notable people from Kerava
- Hanna-Maria Seppälä (*1984), Finnish freestyle swimmer
- Eero Hämeenniemi (*1951), Finnish composer
- Emppu Vuorinen was born in Kitee, Finland, but currently resides in Kerava.
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