Kerava

Summary

Kerava is a town^[1]. Kerava ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kerava is located in Uusimaa^[3].
• Kerava is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Kerava's head of government is recorded as Kirsi Rontu^[5].
• Kerava's instance of is recorded as town^[6].
• Kerava's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[7].
• Kerava's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Kerava's official language is recorded as Finnish^[9].
• Kerava's shares border with is recorded as Vantaa^[10].
• Kerava's shares border with is recorded as Sipoo^[11].
• Kerava's shares border with is recorded as Tuusula^[12].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Keila^[13].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kristiansand^[14].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Arumeru District^[15].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Aschersleben^[16].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hjørring^[17].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ogre^[18].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reykjanesbær^[19].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Solt^[20].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Trollhättan Municipality^[21].
• Kerava's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vladimir^[22].
• Kerava's legislative body is recorded as Kerava City Council^[23].
• Kerava's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Kerava^[24].
• Kerava's postal code is recorded as 04200–04261^[25].
• Kerava is part of Uusimaa^[26].
• Kerava is part of Helsinki sub-region^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1970 marks the founding of Kerava^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Keravan kaupunki'}^[29] and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Kervo stad'}^[30]. Part of include Uusimaa^[26], a region of Finland^[31], in Finland^[32], founded in 1994^[33]; Helsinki sub-region^[27], a subregion of Finland^[34], in Finland^[35]; and Helsinki metropolitan area^[36], a metropolitan area^[37], in Finland^[38].

Why It Matters

Kerava ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).^[2] Kerava has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Kerava is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]