Hanko

town in the region of Uusimaa in Finland
Organization town Q216790
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Hanko

Summary

Hanko is a town[1]. Hanko ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,098 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hanko is located in Uusimaa[3].
  • Hanko is in the country of Finland[4].
  • Hanko's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Hanko's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland[6].
  • Hanko's instance of is recorded as city[7].
  • Hanko's instance of is recorded as port city[8].
  • Hanko's official language is recorded as Finnish[9].
  • Hanko's official language is recorded as Swedish[10].
  • Hanko's shares border with is recorded as Raseborg[11].
  • Hanko followed Bromarv[12].
  • Hanko followed Tenala[13].
  • Hanko followed Ekenäs landskommun[14].
  • Hanko's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haapsalu City[15].
  • Hanko's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gentofte Municipality[16].
  • Hanko's twinned administrative body is recorded as Halmstad Municipality[17].
  • Hanko's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stord Municipality[18].
  • Hanko's legislative body is recorded as Hanko City Council[19].
  • Hanko's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Hanko[20].
  • The location of Hanko was Western Uusimaa[21].
  • Hanko's postal code is recorded as 10900[22].
  • Hanko's postal code is recorded as 10940[23].
  • Hanko's postal code is recorded as 10960[24].
  • Hanko is part of Uusimaa[25].
  • Hanko is part of Raseborg sub-region[26].
  • Hanko's Commons category is recorded as Hanko[27].

Body

Founding

1874 marks the founding of Hanko[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Hangon kaupunki'}[29] and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Hangö stad'}[30]. Part of include Uusimaa[25], a region of Finland[31], in Finland[32], founded in 1994[33] and Raseborg sub-region[26], a subregion of Finland[34], in Finland[35]. Predecessors include Bromarv[12], Tenala[13], and Ekenäs landskommun[14].

Why It Matters

Hanko ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,098 views/month).[2] Hanko has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Hanko is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . The correspondence table between municipalities and language distribution in 2024. stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . The correspondence table between municipalities and language distribution in 2024. stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . stat.fi. Retrieved . stat.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . hanko.fi. Retrieved . hanko.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . hanko.fi. Retrieved . hanko.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . hanko.fi. Retrieved . hanko.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . hanko.fi. Retrieved . hanko.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
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    Coat of arms coat of arms of Hanko
    Instance of town, municipality of Finland, city +1
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 94126, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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