Raseborg Raseborg – Raasepori | |
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Toun | |
Raseborgs stad Raaseporin kaupunki | |
Castle o Raseborg | |
![]() Location o Raseborg in Finland | |
Coordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E / 59.9750°N 23.433°ECoordinates: 59°58.5′N 023°26′E / 59.9750°N 23.433°E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Raseborg sub-region |
Charter | 2009 |
Govrenment | |
• Toun manager | Mårten Johansson |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2354.24 km2 (908.98 sq mi) |
• Laund | 1147.70 km2 (443.13 sq mi) |
• Water | 1206.47 km2 (465.82 sq mi) |
Area rank | 67t lairgest in Finland |
Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
• Total | 27,344 |
• Rank | 39t lairgest in Finland |
• Density | 23.83/km2 (61.7/sq mi) |
Population bi native leid | |
• Swedish | 66.2% (offeecial) |
• Finnish | 31% (offeecial) |
• Ithers | 2.8% |
Population by age | |
• 0 tae 14 | 16.3% |
• 15 tae 64 | 63.5% |
• 65 or aulder | 20.2% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.raseborg.fi |
Raseborg (Finnish: Raasepori) is a toun an municipality o Finland. It wis creatit on 1 January 2009, when the municipalities o Ekenäs, Karis an Pohja wur consolidatit intae a single toun.[6]
The toun haes a population o 27,344 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an aurie o 2,354.24 square kilometre (908.98 sq mi) of which 1,206.47 km2 (465.82 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population density is 23.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.7/sq mi).
The name o the new toun is based on the Castle o Raseborg locatit in Ekenäs, or umwhile in the municipality o Snappertuna. Historically the name o the coonty wis Raseborg in the 14t century an aw.
The toun is bilingual, wi majority (66.2%) being Swadish an minority (31%) Finnish speakers.
In Februar 2011, Raseborg Municipality entered intae a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" wi Makana Municipality in Sooth Africae. The project, which is tae last three years, seeks tae facilitate information sharin in the fields o economic development, airts & cultur, weemen development, youth development, an education.[7]
Results o the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Raseborg: