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20-541: Raseborg was created on January 1, 2009, when the municipalities of Ekenäs , Karis and Pohja were consolidated into a single town, creating the largest Swedish-speaking-majority city of Finland in terms of population. Of these, Ekenäs now serves as the administrative center of Raseborg. The name of the new town is based on the Raseborg Castle located in Ekenäs, or formerly in the municipality of Snappertuna . Historically

40-525: A flag and pennon based on the coat of arms. The coat of arms has attracted criticism for its "non-heraldic structure". In February 2011, Raseborg Municipality entered into a "Friendship Co-operation Agreement" with Makana Municipality in South Africa . The project, which is to last three years, seeks to facilitate information sharing in the fields of economic development, arts and culture, women's development, youth development, and education. Raseborg as

60-569: A fast pace. Cities with high population densities are, by some, considered to be overpopulated, though this will depend on factors like quality of housing and infrastructure and access to resources. Very densely populated cities are mostly in Asia (particularly Southeast Asia ); Africa's Lagos , Kinshasa , and Cairo ; South America's Bogotá , Lima , and São Paulo ; and Mexico City and Saint Petersburg also fall into this category. City population and especially area are, however, heavily dependent on

80-538: A high urbanization level, with an economically specialized city population drawing also on rural resources outside the area, illustrating the difference between high population density and overpopulation . Deserts have very limited potential for growing crops as there is not enough rain to support them. Thus, their population density is generally low. However, some cities in the Middle East, such as Dubai , have been increasing in population and infrastructure growth at

100-460: A land area of 726.73 square kilometres (280.59 sq mi). The population density was 20.30 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.6/sq mi). The town is bilingual , with the majority being Swedish speakers (81%), and the minority Finnish speakers (17%). Ekenäs is Finland's seventh oldest town and the first of the non-medieval towns. King Gustav Wasa granted town rights to Ekenäs on 15 December 1546, but even before that Ekenäs played

120-516: A municipal name is a new coinage, but the castle of Raseborg was first mentioned in 1378 as Rasaborge . It acted as the center of the Raseborg slottslän (Finnish: linnalääni ) covering western Uusimaa and some parts of Finland Proper such as Kisko . The area of the modern municipality had eight municipalities at its peak: Ekenäs , Ekenäs landskommun , Snappertuna , Karis , Karis landskommun , Pohja , Tenala and Bromarv . The first merger in

140-608: A permanent exhibition of her work called Helene Schjerfbeck's Life and Art . Emma Engdahl-Jägerskiöld , one of Finland's first internationally-recognised opera singers grew up in, and always retained a close connection with, Ekenäs. Kaija Saarikettu , violinist and Professor at Sibelius Academy , was born in Ekenäs. Ekenäs was also the name of a sub-region of Uusimaa , containing the following municipalities before 2009: [REDACTED] Media related to Ekenäs at Wikimedia Commons [REDACTED] Ekenäs travel guide from Wikivoyage This Southern Finland location article

160-554: A significant role in maritime transport . Today it is mostly noted for its archipelago , part of which is the Ekenäs Archipelago National Park . The old, mainly wooden town center is protected due to its cultural historical value, and renovation of even residential buildings is strictly controlled. The history of the old town dates back to 16th century, but most of the current buildings have been built between 18th and 19th century. The present Neoclassical form of

180-532: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Population density Population density (in agriculture : standing stock or plant density ) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans , but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term. Population density is population divided by total land area , sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This

200-541: Is a town and former municipality in Finland that comprised the former municipalities of Snappertuna and Tenala together with the town of Ekenäs. It was merged with Pohja and Karis to form the new municipality of Raseborg on January 1, 2009. Ekenäs is in the province of Southern Finland , and is part of the Uusimaa ( Swedish : Nyland ) region . The town had a population of 14,754 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered

220-478: Is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometer" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county , city , country , another territory or

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240-481: Is inspired by the area's grove biotope and the eight former municipalities that originally belonged to the united municipality, which are symbolized by white windflowers arranged in a circle. The yellow wall crown on top of the green shield in the area therefore belongs to the history of the region and its three fortresses (including the Raseborg Castle). In addition to the coat of arms, the town of Raseborg uses

260-507: Is located in the old town centre in a small Art Nouveau (Jugend) building and it was founded in 1912. At the time it was called Ekenäs Nya Biograf Teater . Among notable residents are author Marianne Alopaeus , who wrote in Swedish. She was born in Ekenäs in 1918. One of the most renowned finnish modernist painters Helene Schjerfbeck spend her summers 1918-1920 in Ekenäs and lived in the town permanently 1925-1941. Ekenäs museum center Ekta has

280-518: Is taken into account, then human population density is 53/km (140/sq mi). This includes all continental and island land area, including Antarctica . However, if Antarctica is excluded, then population density rises to over 58 per square kilometre (150/sq mi). The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a suite of (open and free) data and tools named the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) to improve

300-576: The Ekenäs church was designed by Italian-born architect Charles Bassi in 1839–1842 following a fire in 1821. There are two buildings in Ekenäs designed by world famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto ; the Ekenäs Savings Bank (1964) and Villa Skeppet (1969), the home of Aalto's biographer, Göran Schildt. Ekenäs is home of the oldest still functional movie theatre in Finland called Bio Forum . The theatre

320-494: The entire world . The world's population is around 8,000,000,000 and the Earth 's total area (including land and water) is 510,000,000 km (200,000,000 sq mi). Therefore, the worldwide human population density is approximately 8,000,000,000 ÷ 510,000,000 = 16/km (41/sq mi). However, if only the Earth's land area of 150,000,000 km (58,000,000 sq mi)

340-436: The area happened in 1969, when Karis landskommun was merged into Karis. By 2008, only Ekenäs, Pohja and Karis were independent municipalities, forming the modern Raseborg municipality in 2009. After the 2021 municipal election the municipal council of Raseborg became the following: Eken%C3%A4s, Finland Ekenäs ( Finland Swedish: [ˈeːkeneːs] ; Finnish : Tammisaari [ˈtɑmːisɑːri] )

360-547: The definition of "urban area" used: densities are almost invariably higher for the center only than when suburban settlements and intervening rural areas are included, as in the agglomeration or metropolitan area (the latter sometimes including neighboring cities). In comparison, based on a world population of 8 billion, the world's inhabitants, if conceptualized as a loose crowd occupying just under 1 m (10 sq ft) per person (cf. Jacobs Method ), would occupy an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi)

380-550: The name of the county was also Raseborg in the 14th century. Raseborg covers an area of 2,354.24 square kilometres (908.98 sq mi) of which 1,206.47 km (465.82 sq mi) is water. The population density is 23.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.1/sq mi). Raseborg is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 31% Finnish speakers, 64% Swedish speakers, and 6% speakers of other languages. The coat of arms of Raseborg, introduced in 2009,

400-545: The science for policy support to the European Commission Directorate Generals and Services and as support to the United Nations system. Several of the most densely populated territories in the world are city-states , microstates and urban dependencies . In fact, 95% of the world's population is concentrated on just 10% of the world's land. These territories have a relatively small area and

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