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Somero

Somero
Town
Someron kaupunki
Somero Lutheran Church
Somero Lutheran Church
Coat of arms of Somero
Coat of arms
Location of Somero in Finland
Location of Somero in Finland
Coordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E / 60.633°N 23.517°E / 60.633; 23.517Coordinates: 60°38′N 023°31′E / 60.633°N 23.517°E / 60.633; 23.517
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Salo sub-region
Charter 1867
Town privileges 1993
Government
 • Town manager Leo Haltsonen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 667.79 km2 (257.84 sq mi)
 • Land 667.78 km2 (257.83 sq mi)
 • Water 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Area rank 127th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 9,053
 • Rank 111th largest in Finland
 • Density 13.56/km2 (35.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.5%
 • Others 1.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 15.6%
 • 15 to 64 59.2%
 • 65 or older 25.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 18.5%
Climate Dfc
Website www.somero.fi

Somero (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsomero]) is a municipality of Finland, located in the province of Western Finland and part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 9,053 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 667.79 square kilometres (257.84 sq mi) of which 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.1/sq mi). Somero is unilingually Finnish.

Somero has been known as a trading place since the 14th century. The municipality was officially founded in 1867. The municipality of Somerniemi merged with Somero proper in 1977. Somero was moved from the province of Häme to the province of Turku and Pori in 1990. Currently it belongs to the province of Western Finland. Somero became a town (kaupunki) on January 1, 1993.



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