Kärkölä
Kärkölä | ||
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Municipality | ||
Kärkölän kunta | ||
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Location of Kärkölä in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E / 60.867°N 25.2750°ECoordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E / 60.867°N 25.2750°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
Sub-region | Lahti sub-region | |
Charter | 1865 | |
Seat | Järvelä | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Seppo Huldén | |
Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 259.31 km2 (100.12 sq mi) | |
• Land | 256.47 km2 (99.02 sq mi) | |
• Water | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 285th largest in Finland | |
Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
• Total | 4,650 | |
• Rank | 195th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 18.13/km2 (47.0/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 96.9% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.3% | |
• Others | 2.8% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 16.7% | |
• 15 to 64 | 65.6% | |
• 65 or older | 17.7% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | |
Climate | Dfc | |
Website | www.karkola.fi |
Kärkölä is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Järvelä.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 4,650 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 259.31 square kilometres (100.12 sq mi) of which 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (47.0/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities: Hausjärvi, Hollola, Hämeenkoski, Hämeenlinna, Mäntsälä and Orimattila.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "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 Kärkölä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kärkölä – Official website (Finnish)
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