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Pohja

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Pohjan kunta - Pojo kommun
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Coat of Arms Location
Province Southern Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Ekenäs
Area
- Of which land
- Rank
247.41 km²
225.78 km²
ranked 312th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
4,920 (2004)
21.8 inh./km²
- 1.7%
ranked 213th
Urbanisation 80.8%
Unemployment 9.7%
Official languages Finnish, Swedish
Municipal manager Jyrki Hakkarainen
Home page http://www.pohja.fi/

Pohja (pronounced [ˈpohjɑ]), or Pojo in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,920 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 247.41 km² of which 21.63 km² is water. The population density is 21.79 inhabitants per km². The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Finnish (60%) and minority Swedish (40%) speakers. Pohja is one of the birthplaces of Finnish metal industry. Fiskars Corporation was founded near Pohja in 1649 and remains the largest employer in municipality area to date.

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Municipalities of Uusimaa Coat of arms of Uusimaa
Ekenäs | Espoo | Hanko | Helsinki | Hyvinkää | Ingå | Järvenpää | Karis | Karjalohja | Karkkila | Kauniainen | Kerava | Kirkkonummi | Lohja | Mäntsälä | Nummi-Pusula | Nurmijärvi | Pohja | Pornainen | Sammatti | Siuntio | Tuusula | Vantaa | Vihti
Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland

Coordinates: 60°05′50″N, 23°31′35″E

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