Ekenäs (Tammisaari in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaaregion. The municipality has a population of 14,488 (2003) and covers an area of 746.65 km² of which 25.55 km² is water. The population density is 20.1 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Uusimaa (Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority being Swedish and the minority Finnish speakers.
It is noted for its archipelago, part of which is a national park. An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Yosemite National Park in the United States. ...
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