Karvia
Karvia | |
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Municipality | |
| Karvian kunta Karvia kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Karvia in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E / 62.133°N 22.5583°ECoordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E / 62.133°N 22.5583°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tarja Hosiasluoma |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 519.90 km2 (200.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 501.90 km2 (193.78 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 175th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,309 |
| • Rank | 247th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.4% |
| • 65 or older | 34.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.karvia.fi |
Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population of Karvia is 2,309 (31 March 2021)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 501.90 km2 (193.78 sq mi) of which 17.90 km2 (6.91 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi).
Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.
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 Karvia at Wikimedia Commons
- Official homepages of Karvia (in Finnish)
- Travelling in Karvia (in English)
Karvia church
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