| Karvia | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Karvian kunta | |||
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| Location of Karvia in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Satakunta | ||
| Sub-region | Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Tarja Hosiasluoma | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 519.80 km2 (200.7 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 501.90 km2 (193.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 225th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 2,646 | ||
| • Rank | 261st largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 5.27/km2 (13.6/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 1.1% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 14% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 60.7% | ||
| • 65 or older | 25.3% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| 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 2,646 (31 January 2011)[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 2011).[1] The population density is 5.27 /km2 (13.6 /sq mi).
Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.
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