Karijoki
Karijoki
Bötom | |
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Municipality | |
| Karijoen kunta Bötoms kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Karijoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E / 62.3083°N 21.7083°ECoordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E / 62.3083°N 21.7083°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Marko Keski-Sikkilä |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 186.54 km2 (72.02 sq mi) |
| • Land | 185.77 km2 (71.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 267th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,199 |
| • Rank | 290th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.45/km2 (16.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2.2% |
| • Others | 0.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.4% |
| • 65 or older | 36.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22.5% |
| Website | www.karijoki.fi |
Karijoki (Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland.
It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,199 (March 31, 2021),[2] which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of 185.77 km2 (71.73 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018).[1] The population density is 6.45/km2 (16.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A neanderthal cave, the Wolf cave, was found in the mountains in Karijoki in 1997.
Villages[]
, , and .
Notable individuals[]
- , Knight of the Mannerheim Cross No. 71
- Antti Rajamäki, former sprinter
- , folk musician
- , dean
- , accordionist and composer
- Pentti Lund. ice hockey player
- Susanna Rajamäki, athlete
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Karijoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Karijoen kunta – The official website of the municipality
Karijoki in 1990
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