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Revision as of 21:17, 25 September 2020
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Country | Finland |
Region | Lounais-Suomi |
Pori (Swedish: Björneborg; Latin: Arctopolis) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some 10 kilometres (6 mi) from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäenjoki river. Pori was established in 1558 by Duke John, who later became John III of Sweden.
The city has a population of 84,318 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 2,062.00 square kilometres (796.14 sq mi) of which 870.01 km2 (335.91 sq mi) is water. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It is the 11th largest city in Finland, and the 7th largest urban area. Pori is also the capital of the Satakunta region.
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Zones
There are 28 turfzones in Pori, where four are counted as Bridge zones, one as a Holy zones, one Trainstation zone and one Water zone.
Bridge Zones
- KalaaZone (2012)
- Kokemäensilta (2016)
- Lukkarinsilta (2016)
- TaaviZone (2012)
Holy Zones
- Laivaranta (2012)
Trainstation Zones
- PoriAsema (2012)
Water Zones
- YyteriSwim (2012)