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Maaria
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Maaria
Total population
3,076
Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Maaria is a former municipality of Finland in what is now the northern part of the city of Turku. The area has been inhabited since the Iron Age, and it became an important village in the 15th century with the construction of a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Also Koroinen, with the former residence of the Bishop of Finland is in the area. The municipality of Maaria was founded in 1868, and it included the northern parts of modern Turku south of Paattinen, some enclaves to the north of Paattinen, and the island of Hirvensalo to the south of Turku.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image