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Kerava
—  Town  —
Keravan kaupunki
Kerava town centre

Coat of arms
Location of Kerava in Finland
Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E / 60.4°N 25.1°E / 60.4; 25.1Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°06′E / 60.4°N 25.1°E / 60.4; 25.1
Country Finland
Province Southern Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Helsinki sub-region
Charter 1970
Government
 - Town manager Rolf Paqvalin
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 30.79 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
 - Land 30.62 km2 (11.8 sq mi)
 - Water 0.17 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Area rank 346th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 33,745
 - Density 1,102.06/km2 (2,854.3/sq mi)
Population rank 31st largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 94.8% (official)
 - Swedish 1.1%
 - Others 4.1%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 17.7%
 - 15 to 64 70.3%
 - 65 or older 12%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18%
Website www.kerava.fi

Kerava (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkerɑʋɑ]; Swedish: Kervo) is a town and municipality in Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The town has a population of 33,745 (30 June 2009)[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 1,102.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,854.3 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

[edit] Notable people from Kerava

[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. 

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Former municipalities
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