Kaarina
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| City of Kaarina Kaarinan kaupunki |
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| Location of Kaarina in Finland | |||
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| Country | Finland | ||
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | ||
| Government | |||
| - City manager | Harri Virta | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 60.59 km2 (23.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 59.70 km2 (23.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 0.89 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (31.1.2008) | |||
| - Total | 22,551 | ||
| - Density | 377/km2 (976.4/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||
| Website: www.kaarina.fi | |||
Kaarina (IPA: [ˈkɑːrinɑ]) (S:t Karins in Swedish) 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 21,568 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 60.59 km² (excluding sea) of which 0.89 km² is inland water. The population density is 361.3 inhabitants per km². 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- http://www.kaarina.fi/ - Official website (in Finnish)
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| Southwest Finland | Western Finland | Finland |

