Ekenäs
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| Ekenäs stad - Tammisaaren kaupunki | |||||
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| Founded | 1546 | ||||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||||
| Sub-region | Ekenäs | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank | 746.65 km² 721.10 km² ranked 115th | ||||
| Population - Density - Change -Rank | 14,521 (2004) 20.1 inh./km² + 0.2% ranked 69th | ||||
| Urbanisation | 72.1% | ||||
| Unemployment | 7.7% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish | ||||
| City Manager | Mårten Johansson | ||||
| Home page | [http://www.ekenas.fi/] | ||||
Ekenäs (IPA: //), or Tammisaari (/ˈtɑmːiˌsɑːri/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 14,521 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 746.65 km² (excluding sea) of which 25.55 km² is inland water. The population density is 20.1 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority being Swedish (83%) and the minority Finnish (15%) speakers.
It is noted for its archipelago, part of which is a national park (the Ekenäs Archipelago National Park).
Sub-region of Uusimaa
Ekenäs is also the name of a sub-region of Uusimaa, containing the following municipalities:
Twin towns
External links
| Municipalities of Uusimaa |
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| Ekenäs | Espoo | Hanko | Helsinki | Hyvinkää | Ingå | Järvenpää | Karis | Karjalohja | Karkkila | Kauniainen | Kerava | Kirkkonummi | Lohja | Mäntsälä | Nummi-Pusula | Nurmijärvi | Pohja | Pornainen | Sammatti | Siuntio | Tuusula | Vantaa | Vihti | ||
| Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland |
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