Karvia
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| Karvia | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Karvian kunta | ||
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| 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(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 519.80 km2 (200.70 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 501.90 km2 (193.78 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 225th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,555 | |
| • Rank | 261st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.09/km2 (13.2/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 2,555 (31 August 2013)[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 5.09 /km2 (13.2 /sq mi).
Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Karvia at Wikimedia Commons
- Official homepages of Karvia (Finnish)
- Travelling in Karvia (English)
Karvia church
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