Harjavalta
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 Finland
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| Landscape : | Satakunta |
| Administrative community : | Pori |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 19 ′ N , 22 ° 8 ′ E |
| Surface: | 127.76 km² |
| of which land area: | 123.47 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 4.29 km² |
| Residents : | 7,018 (Dec 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 56.8 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 079 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | www.harjavalta.fi |
Harjavalta [ ˈhɑrjɑˌʋɑltɑ ] is a town with 7018 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) in south-western Finland . It is located around 30 km southwest of the port town of Pori on the middle course of the Kokemäjoki River in the Satakunta landscape . Harjavalta is exclusively Finnish-speaking.
The community has existed since 1869 and has had city rights since 1977. In addition to the church village Harjavalta, the urban area includes the towns of Hauvola, Havinki, Hermu, Hiirijärvi, Huhtamaa, Merstola, Mämminmäki, Niuttula, Näyhälä, Pirilä, Pirkkala, Pitkäpäälä, Raasa, Suomenkylä, Torttila, Torvela, Tuisku, Vinnareks.
Harjavalta has been a center of the Finnish metal industry since the end of the Second World War, when a militarily important copper smelter was relocated from Imatra in Eastern Finland to Harjavalta in view of the Soviet advance . In the smelter, which today belongs to the Swedish Boliden group, up to 160,000 tons of anode copper are extracted annually, most of which are further processed in the company's copper refinery in Pori, 30 km away. In addition to copper, nickel is also smelted in Harjavalta.
politics
Administration
As a traditional industrial city, Harjavalta is a stronghold of the Finnish left. In the 2008 local elections, the Social Democrats achieved their best result nationwide. With a share of 44.4 votes, they hold 13 out of 27 seats in the municipal council, the highest decision-making body in municipal affairs. The left-wing alliance is also disproportionately strong, with 16.8% of the vote and four seats in Harjavalta. The second strongest force in the local council is the conservative National Collection Party with six seats, while the third people's party of Finland, the Center Party , with a single-digit election result and two seats, hardly plays a role. The Christian Democrats are also represented with two seats in the municipal council.
| Political party | 2008 election results | Seats |
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| Social democrats | 44.4% | 13 |
| National rally party | 22.6% | 6th |
| Left alliance | 16.8% | 4th |
| Center Party | 8.5% | 2 |
| Christian Democrats | 4.3% | 2 |
Personalities
- Evert Eloranta (1879–1936), politician
- Kari Makkonen (* 1955), ice hockey player and coach
- Vesa Hakala (* 1968), ski jumper
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
- ↑ Boliden Harjavalta Oy ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Helsingin Sanomat: Puolueiden suurimmat kannatuskunnat ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , October 27, 2008.
- ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2004 local elections
