Lohja
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Lohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlohjɑ]; Swadish: Lojo), is a toun an municipality o Finland.
Lohja Lohja – Lojo | |
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Town | |
Lohjan kaupunki – Lojo stad | |
Laurinkatu street in central Lohja | |
Location o Lohja in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°15′N 024°04′E | |
Kintra | Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
Chairter | 1926 |
Ceety richts | 1969 |
Govrenment | |
• Toun manager | Simo Juva |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1109.73 km2 (428.47 sq mi) |
• Laund | 349.41 km2 (134.91 sq mi) |
• Water | 91.78 km2 (35.44 sq mi) |
Area rank | 82nt lairgest in Finland |
Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
• Total | 45,806 |
• Rank | 24t lairgest in Finland |
• Density | 131.1/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Population bi native leid | |
• Finnish | 7,001,936,000,000,000,000♠93.6% (offeecial) |
• Swadish | 7,000,400,000,000,000,000♠4% (offeecial) |
• Ithers | 7,000,240,000,000,000,000♠2.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 tae 14 | 7,001,187,000,000,000,000♠18.7% |
• 15 tae 64 | 7,001,664,000,000,000,000♠66.4% |
• 65 or aulder | 7,001,149,000,000,000,000♠14.9% |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Urbanisation | 89.7% |
Unemployment rate | 8.4% |
Website | www.lohja.fi |
It is locatit in the province o Soothren Finland an is pairt o the Uusimaa region. The toun haes a population o 45,806 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers an aurie o 1,109.73 square kilometre (428.47 sq mi) o which 91.78 km2 (35.44 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 131.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (340/sq mi). The municipality is bilingual, awtho it is no required bi law, wi the majority bein Finnish an minority Swadish speakers.[5]
The municipality o Lohjan kunta wis consolidatit wi Lohja in 1997, an the municipality o Sammatti wis consolidated wi Lohja in 2009. The municipalities o Karjalohja an Nummi-Pusula wur consolidatit wi Lohja in 2013.