Karstula

Karstula
—  Municipality  —
Karstulan kunta
Karstula Church

Coat of arms
Location of Karstula in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Charter 1867
Government
 • Municipal manager Jukka Hiltunen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 963.47 km2 (372 sq mi)
 • Land 887.25 km2 (342.6 sq mi)
 • Water 76.22 km2 (29.4 sq mi)
Area rank 112th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 4,496
 • Rank 205th largest in Finland
 • Density 5.07/km2 (13.1/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.5% (official)
 • Others 0.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 15.2%
 • 15 to 64 60.7%
 • 65 or older 24.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.5%
Website www.karstula.fi

Karstula is a municipality of Finland founded in 1867. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,496 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 963.47 square kilometres (372.00 sq mi) of which 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.1 /sq mi).

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