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'''Ekenas''', officially '''Ekenas County''', or sometimes called the '''Commonwealth of Ekenas''', is a county in the [[Obets United Republic]] along the mountainous eastern border with Belarus. Ekenas borders [[Gaamamaa]] to the north, [[Tavastia]] to the northwest, [[Etela-Tavastia]] to the west, Belarus to the east, and the Palena Ocean to the south. The county is the 8th most populated and 11th largest by area in the Union, making it have an above-average population density. The capital, and largest city, Ekenas, is a historic city which lies on the Palena Ocean and contains roughly half of the population of the county. Ekenas has the largest Belarusian population of all counties, with most living in the city of Ekenas, while the only non-eObet registered tribe, the | '''Ekenas''', officially '''Ekenas County''', or sometimes called the '''Commonwealth of Ekenas''', is a county in the [[Obets United Republic]] along the mountainous eastern border with Belarus. Ekenas borders [[Gaamamaa]] to the north, [[Tavastia]] to the northwest, [[Etela-Tavastia]] to the west, Belarus to the east, and the Palena Ocean to the south. The county is the 8th most populated and 11th largest by area in the Union, making it have an above-average population density. The capital, and largest city, Ekenas, is a historic city which lies on the Palena Ocean and contains roughly half of the population of the county. Ekenas has the largest Belarusian population of all counties, with most living in the city of Ekenas, while the only non-eObet registered tribe, the Sukèkàla, lives in the interior west of the county. Covering some of the north of the county, the massive Lake Tanaska, shared with Gaamamaa, features the huge Lake Tanaska National Park. Other small lakes and reservoirs throughout Ekenas provide popular spots for kayakers and other ecotourists. | ||
[[Category:Obets]] | [[Category:Obets]] | ||
[[Category:Counties of Obets]] | [[Category:Counties of Obets]] | ||
Revision as of 19:06, 7 May 2023
Ekenas County | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: "Gateway to the East" | |
| Capital and largest city | Ekenas |
| Official languages | eObet Belarusian |
| Ethnic groups | 50.6% eObet 41.2% Belarusian 4.5% Sukèkàla 3.7% Other |
| Demonym(s) | Ekenasi Ekenasa eIkenasi |
| Government | |
• Governor | Peter Vihjaunis |
• House Delegation | 13 4 DPO 4 FU 3 PPP 1 PPO 1 RPL |
• Tribes | 2 |
| Legislature | People's Assembly of Ekenas |
| Senate | |
| House of Wards | |
| Establishment | |
• Country | Obets |
• Before Countyhood | Commonwealth of Ekenas |
• Admitted to the Union | 4 July, 1961 |
| Area | |
• Total | 88,092 km2 (34,013 sq mi) (11th) |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 723,290 (8th) |
• Density | 8.21/km2 (21.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | +9 |
| Internet TLD | EK |
Ekenas, officially Ekenas County, or sometimes called the Commonwealth of Ekenas, is a county in the Obets United Republic along the mountainous eastern border with Belarus. Ekenas borders Gaamamaa to the north, Tavastia to the northwest, Etela-Tavastia to the west, Belarus to the east, and the Palena Ocean to the south. The county is the 8th most populated and 11th largest by area in the Union, making it have an above-average population density. The capital, and largest city, Ekenas, is a historic city which lies on the Palena Ocean and contains roughly half of the population of the county. Ekenas has the largest Belarusian population of all counties, with most living in the city of Ekenas, while the only non-eObet registered tribe, the Sukèkàla, lives in the interior west of the county. Covering some of the north of the county, the massive Lake Tanaska, shared with Gaamamaa, features the huge Lake Tanaska National Park. Other small lakes and reservoirs throughout Ekenas provide popular spots for kayakers and other ecotourists.