Hanko

town in the region of Uusimaa in Finland
Place 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 (4,358 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

Geography

Hanko is in the country of Finland[4]. Hanko is located in Uusimaa[3]. Part of include Uusimaa[25], a region of Finland[28], in Finland[29], founded in 1994[30] and Raseborg sub-region[26], a subregion of Finland[31], in Finland[32].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+9122'}[33], {'amount': '+8864'}[34], {'amount': '+9831'}[35], {'amount': '+10184'}[36], {'amount': '+10044'}[37], and {'amount': '+10008'}[38].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5], municipality of Finland[6], city[7], and port city[8].

History and Context

1874 marks the founding of Hanko[39].

Why It Matters

Hanko ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,358 views/month).[2] Hanko has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Hanko is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

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. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] ↑ . vrk.fi. vrk.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . Population structure. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] ↑ . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [37] ↑ . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [38] ↑ . kuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved . kuntaliitto.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . 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. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4269670-7
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es',
    Sitelink count → 55
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 19w 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
    Local thumb → —
    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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