Somero |
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Town |
Someron kaupunki |
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Somero Lutheran Church |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Somero in Finland |
Coordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E / 60.633°N 23.517°E / 60.633; 23.517Coordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E / 60.633°N 23.517°E / 60.633; 23.517 |
Country |
Finland |
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Region |
Finland Proper |
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Sub-region |
Salo sub-region |
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Charter |
1867 |
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Town privileges |
1993 |
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Government |
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• Town manager |
Leo Haltsonen |
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Area(2011-01-01)[1] |
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• Total |
697.68 km2 (269.38 sq mi) |
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• Land |
667.78 km2 (257.83 sq mi) |
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• Water |
29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) |
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Area rank |
178th largest in Finland |
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Population (2014-01-31)[2] |
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• Total |
9,268 |
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• Rank |
112th largest in Finland |
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• Density |
13.88/km2 (35.9/sq mi) |
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Population by native language[3] |
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• Finnish |
7,001,981,000,000,000,00098.1% (official) |
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• Swedish |
6,999,500,000,000,000,0000.5% |
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• Others |
7,000,140,000,000,099,9991.4% |
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Population by age[4] |
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• 0 to 14 |
7,001,156,000,000,000,00015.6% |
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• 15 to 64 |
7,001,592,000,000,000,00059.2% |
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• 65 or older |
7,001,252,000,000,000,00025.2% |
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Time zone |
EET (UTC+2) |
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• Summer (DST) |
EEST (UTC+3) |
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Municipal tax rate[5] |
18.5% |
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Website |
www.somero.fi |
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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 9,268 (31 January 2014)[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 13.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.9 /sq mi). Somero is unilingually Finnish.
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.
Famous natives
References
External links
Media related to Somero at Wikimedia Commons
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