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Former municipality in Uusimaa, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpohjɑ]; Swedish: Pojo (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpu:ju])) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with Ekenäs and Karis to form the new town of Raseborg in 2009.
Pohja
Pohja – Pojo | |
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Former municipality | |
Pohja Pojo | |
![]() Pohja Church | |
![]() Location of Pohja in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°06′N 023°31.5′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Ekenäs sub-region |
Consolidated | 2009 |
Area | |
• Total | 266.13 km2 (102.75 sq mi) |
• Land | 224.66 km2 (86.74 sq mi) |
• Water | 41.47 km2 (16.01 sq mi) |
Population (2008-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,936 |
• Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 4,936 (as of 31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 224.66 square kilometres (86.74 sq mi).[1] The population density was 21.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (56.9/sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with majority being Finnish (60%) and minority Swedish (40%) speakers. Pohja is one of the birthplaces of the Finnish metal industry. Fiskars Corporation was founded near Pohja in 1649 and remains the largest employer in municipality area to date.
Villages located within the former Pohja municipality and which now belong to the city of Raseborg are: Antkärr, Antskog (fi. Ansku), Baggby, Billnäs (fi. Pinjainen), Björsby, Bockboda, Bollstad,[3] Borgby,[4] Brunkom, Brödtorp, Böle,[5] Dalkarby, Degernäs, Ekerö, Elimo, Fiskars, Forsby,[6] Gammelby,[7] Gennäs, Grabbskog, Grännäs,[8] Gumnäs, Gästerby, Hindraböle, Hällskulla, Järnvik, Kila,[9] Klinkbacka, Kockböle (en del av Persböle), Koppskog, Kvarnby,[10] Kyrkbacka,[11] Lillfors, Munckbacka, Mörby, Nygård, Näsby, Pentby, Persböle, Ramskulla, Sidsbacka, Sjösäng, Skarpkulla, Skogböle (fi. Kuovila), Skogäng, Skrittskog, Skuru, Slicko, Sonabacka, Spakanäs, Starrböle, Stålbacka, Sunnanvik, Svedjeby, Sällvik, Torby, Trädbollstad, Åminne[12] and Åminnefors.[13]
The River of Fiskars flowed through the former municipality and Flacksjö is a lake. Please note, however, that Pohja Manor is located in the city of Salo.
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