Pori
city in the region of Satakunta in Finland
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Summary
Pori is a city[1]. Pori ranks in the top 10% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,378 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Union of the Baltic Cities[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Satakunta[4]
- Country: Finland[5]
- Head of government: Lauri Inna[6]
- Instance of: municipality of Finland[7]
- Official language: Finnish[8]
- Shares border with: Merikarvia[9], Nakkila[10], Pomarkku[11], Siikainen[12], Ulvila[13], Eurajoki[14], Kankaanpää[15], Kokemäki[16], Sastamala[17]
- Follows: Noormarkku[18], Lavia[19]
- Twinned administrative body: Eger[20], Kołobrzeg[21], Stralsund[22], Sønderborg[23], Bremerhaven[24], Mâcon[25], Porsgrunn[26], Riga[27], Smolyan[28]
- Legislative body: Pori City Council[29]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Pori[30]
- Commons category: Pori[31]
- Inception: 1558[32]
- Coordinate location: 61.486666666666665, 21.7975[33]
- Official website: https://www.pori.fi/[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pori[35]
- Commons gallery: Pori[36]
- Email address: mailto:asiakaspalvelu@pori.fi[37]
- Population: 83,483[38], 85,363[39], 76,220[40], 75,994[41], 75,955[42], 75,895[43], 76,189[44], 76,152[45], 76,144[46], 76,185[47], 76,255[48], 76,403[49], 82,786[50], 83,032[51]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[52]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Pori include Pori Airport[53], an airport[54], in Finland[55].
Why It Matters
Pori has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Pori is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for Pori include Pori Airport[53], an airport[54], in Finland[55].