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Hanko is a town located in the Uusimaa region of Finland. It serves as a coastal municipality in southern Finland with historical significance to the country.
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Key facts
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- Uusimaa
- Sub region
- Raseborg
- Town manager
- Simon Store
- Total
- 799.99 km (308.88 sq mi)
- Land
- 117.44 km (45.34 sq mi)
- Water
- 683.26 km (263.81 sq mi)
- Rank
- 292nd largest in Finland
- Density
- 64.88/km (168.0/sq mi)
- Finnish
- 52% (official)
- Swedish
- 41.2% (official)
- Others
- 6.8%
- 0 to 14
- 11.9%
- 15 to 64
- 55.1%
- 65 or older
- 33%
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00 ( EET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+03:00 ( EEST )
- Climate
- Dfb
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Finland
- Part of
- Raseborg sub-region
- Official name
- Hangö stad
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Nyland and Tavastehus County
- Official language
- Finnish
- Population
- 7620
- Area
- 682.59
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Shares border with
- Raseborg
- Legal form
- municipality of Finland
- Follows
- Ekenäs landskommun
- Official website
- hanko.fi
- Image
- Hankoo water tower and church July 10 2005.jpg
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- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Hanko
- twinned administrative body
- Stord Municipality
- Commons category
- Hanko
- topic's main category
- Category:Hanko, Finland
- Commons gallery
- Hanko
- inception
- 1874-00-00
- native label
- Hangö
- different from
- Hanko Peninsula
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Hanko, Finland
- nickname
- The Riviera of Finland
- postal code
- 10960
- associated electoral district
- Uusimaa
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Raseborg sub-region
- citizens' initiative URL
- www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=78
- located in/on physical feature
- Hanko Peninsula
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Encyclopedic overview
Hanko ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑŋko]; Swedish: Hangö) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Hanko is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Hanko is approximately 8,000. It is the 121st most populous municipality in Finland.
Hanko is located 130 kilometres (80 mi) west of Helsinki and 35 kilometres (22 mi) south-west of Ekenäs.
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