Karis

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Karis stad - Karjaan kaupunki
Image:Karis.jpg
Coat of Arms Location
Founded 1930 (gained city rights in 1977)
Province Southern Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Ekenäs
Area
- Of which land
- Rank
214.99 km²
197.44 km²
ranked 328th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
8,977 (2004)
45.5 inh./km²
- 0.1%
ranked 119th
Urbanisation 80.5%
Unemployment 9.1%
Official languages Swedish, Finnish
City Manager Kaj Lindholm
Home page http://www.karjaa.fi/

Karis (IPA: //), or Karjaa (/ˈkɑrjɑː/) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 8,977 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 214.99 km² of which 17.55 km² is water. The population density is 45.47 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is bilingual, with a majority being Swedish and a minority Finnish speakers.

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Municipalities of Uusimaa Coat of arms of Uusimaa
Ekenäs | Espoo | Hanko | Helsinki | Hyvinkää | Ingå | Järvenpää | Karis | Karjalohja | Karkkila | Kauniainen | Kerava | Kirkkonummi | Lohja | Mäntsälä | Nummi-Pusula | Nurmijärvi | Pohja | Pornainen | Sammatti | Siuntio | Tuusula | Vantaa | Vihti
Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland


Coordinates: 60°05′N 23°40′E