Närpes
town in the region of Ostrobothnia in Finland
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Närpes
Summary
Närpes is a town[1]. Närpes ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Närpes is located in Ostrobothnia[3].
- Närpes is in the country of Finland[4].
- Närpes's instance of is recorded as town[5].
- Närpes's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland[6].
- Närpes's instance of is recorded as city[7].
- Närpes's official language is recorded as Swedish[8].
- Närpes's official language is recorded as Finnish[9].
- Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Kurikka[10].
- Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Korsnäs[11].
- Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Kristinestad[12].
- Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Malax[13].
- Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Teuva[14].
- Närpes's shares border with is recorded as Kaskinen[15].
- Närpes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Västervik Municipality[16].
- Närpes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Akranes[17].
- Närpes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bamble[18].
- Närpes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tønder Municipality[19].
- Närpes's legislative body is recorded as Närpes municipal council[20].
- Närpes's coat of arms is recorded as Q11885041[21].
- Närpes is part of Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia[22].
- Närpes's Commons category is recorded as Närpes[23].
- Närpes's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[24].
- Närpes's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[25].
- January 1, 1867 marks the founding of Närpes[26].
- Närpes's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.473611111111, 'lon': 21.3375}[27].
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Founding
January 1, 1867 marks the founding of Närpes[26].
Identity
Official names include {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Närpes stad'}[28] and {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Närpiön kaupunki'}[29]. Närpes is part of Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia[22].
Why It Matters
Närpes ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2] Närpes has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Närpes is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]