NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Pohja

Pohja (IPA: /ˈpohjɑ/), or Pojo (//) in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... 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 Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,920 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 247.41 km² of which 21.63 km² is water. The population density is 21.79 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 the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Uusimaa - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland) Uudenmaan lääni - a former Province of Finland Uudenmaan maakunta - a current Region of... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish (60%) and minority Swedish (40%) speakers. The term bilingualism (from bi meaning two and lingua meaning language) can refer to rather different phenomena. ...

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Categories: Finland geography stubs | Municipalities of Uusimaa Region The 24 municipalities of the Uusimaa Region in Finland are divided on three districts: Helsinki District Espoo (Esbo) Helsinki (Helsingfors) Vantaa (Vanda) HyvinkÃ¤Ã¤ JÃ¤rvenpÃ¤Ã¤ Kauniainen (Grankulla) Kerava Kirkkonummi (KyrkslÃ¤tt) MÃ¤ntsÃ¤lÃ¤ NurmijÃ¤rvi Pornainen Siuntio (SjundeÃ¥) Tuusula (Tusby) Lohja District Karjalohja Karkkila Lohja (Lojo) Nummi-Pusula Sammatti... Alley in EkenÃ¤s/Tammisaari Church of EkenÃ¤s/Tammisaari EkenÃ¤s (IPA: //), or Tammisaari (/ËˆtÉ‘mËiËŒsÉ‘Ëri/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Location within Finland Espoo (IPA: ; Esbo in Swedish) is a city on the Southern coast of Finland. ... Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region LÃ¤nsi-Uusimaa City manager Tom Axberg Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area - total - land ranked 397th 632 kmÂ² 114. ... It has been suggested that Hietaniemi beach be merged into this article or section. ... HyvinkÃ¤Ã¤ (IPA: /ËˆhyÊ‹iÅ‹kÃ¦Ë/; Hyvinge in Swedish) is a small town in the province of Uusimaa, approximately 50 km north of the capital Helsinki. ... IngÃ¥ (IPA: //), or Inkoo (/ËˆiÅ‹koË/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... JÃ¤rvenpÃ¤Ã¤ (IPA: /ËˆjÃ¦rÊ‹emËŒpÃ¦Ë/; TrÃ¤skÃ¤nda in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Karis (IPA: //), or Karjaa (/ËˆkÉ‘rjÉ‘Ë/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland. ... Karjalohja (IPA: /ËˆkÉ‘rjÉ‘ËŒlohjÉ‘/), or Karislojo in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Karkkila (IPA: /ËˆkÉ‘rkËilÉ‘/), or HÃ¶gfors in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. ... Kauniainen (IPA: /ËˆkÉ‘uniÉ‘iËŒnen/; Grankulla in Swedish) is a small town of 8,426 inhabitants (as of March 2005) in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. ... Kerava (IPA: /ËˆkerÉ‘Ê‹É‘/; Kervo in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. ... Kirkkonummi (IPA: /ËˆkirkËoËŒnumËi/), or KyrkslÃ¤tt in Swedish, is a municipality of 32,772 inhabitants (2004-12-31) in Southern Finland. ... View of Laurinkatu in central Lohja. ... The church of MÃ¤ntsÃ¤lÃ¤ was completed in 1866. ... Nummi-Pusula (IPA: /ËˆnumËiËŒpusulÉ‘/) is a municipality of Finland. ... NurmijÃ¤rvi (IPA: /ËˆnurmiËŒjÃ¦rÊ‹i/) is a village and the most populated rural municipality of Finland located north of the capital Helsinki. ... Pornainen (Borgnäs in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Sammatti is a municipality of Finland. ... Siuntio (Sjundeå in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Tuusula (Tusby in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. ... Location within Finland Vantaa (IPA: ; Vanda in Swedish) is a city and municipality in Finland. ... Vihti (IPA: /ËˆÊ‹ihti/), or Vichtis in Swedish, is a small municipality located in the Uusimaa region of province of Southern Finland, approximately 50 km north of the capital city Helsinki. ... Uusimaa (Nyland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ...

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