Kerava

Article summary

Kerava ( ; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kerava is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kerava is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland. Kerava is part of the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, which has approximately million inhabitants. Kerava's neighbouring municipalities are Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula. Kerava covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In terms of area, Kerava is the fifth smallest in Finland and the second smallest in the Uusimaa region after Kauniainen. However, it is also the third most densely populated area in the sub-region after Helsinki and Kauniainen. The municipality is monolingual Finnish. The Sinebrychoff brewery operations are based in Kerava. There is also a well-known prison in the town (Keravan vankila), which includes 94 places in the open prison ward.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1908 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1643 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376972081