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Kaarina
—  Town  —
Kaarinan kaupunki

Coat of arms
Location of Kaarina in Finland
Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.4°N 22.367°E / 60.4; 22.367Coordinates: 60°24′N 022°22′E / 60.4°N 22.367°E / 60.4; 22.367
Country Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Turku sub-region
Charter 1869
Government
 - Town manager Harri Virta
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 179.52 km2 (69.3 sq mi)
 - Land 150.35 km2 (58.1 sq mi)
 - Water 29.17 km2 (11.3 sq mi)
Area rank 322nd largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 30,549
 - Density 203.19/km2 (526.3/sq mi)
Population rank 33rd largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 93.9% (official)
 - Swedish 3.6%
 - Others 2.4%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 20%
 - 15 to 64 65.6%
 - 65 or older 14.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18%
Website www.kaarina.fi

Kaarina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]; Swedish: S:t Karins) is a small city and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region and is a neighbouring town of Turku, which is the capital of Western Finland, therefore Kaarina is a part of the Greater Turku region. The municipality has a population of 30,549 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 179.52 square kilometres (69.31 sq mi) of which 29.17 km2 (11.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 203.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (526.3 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The famous fetish artist Tom of Finland was born in Kaarina. The legendary founders of funeral doom metal[citation needed], the band Thergothon was formed here in 1989.

The municipality of Kuusisto was consolidated with Kaarina in 1946. The municipality of Piikkiö was consolidated with Kaarina on January 1, 2009. At the same time, Kaarina adopted the coat of arms of Piikkiö.

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[edit] International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities

Kaarina is twinned with:

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009. 
  6. ^ "Jõgeva Town". www.jogevalv.ee. http://www.jogevalv.ee/index.php?main_id=307,1427&lang=eng. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 

[edit] External links

Residential blocks in Kaarina
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 Coat of arms of Finland Proper
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