Karttula
| Karttula | ||
|---|---|---|
| Former municipality | ||
| Karttulan kunta | ||
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 Location of Karttula in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°53.8′N 026°58′E / 62.8967°N 26.967°ECoordinates: 62°53.8′N 026°58′E / 62.8967°N 26.967°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Kuopio sub-region | |
| Charter | 1873 | |
| Consolidated | 2011 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Matti Raatikainen | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 588.75 km2 (227.32 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 473.38 km2 (182.77 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 115.37 km2 (44.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 October 2010)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,483 | |
| • Density | 7.36/km2 (19.1/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 20.0% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 16.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | www.karttula.fi | |
Karttula is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2011.[5]
The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia region. It had a population of 3,483 (31 October 2010)[2] and covered a land area of 473.38 square kilometres (182.77 sq mi).[1] The population density was 7.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.1/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Karttula was consolidated with the city of Kuopio in 2011. Kuopio retained its name and coat of arms.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2010" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by municipality as of 31 October 2010". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ↑ Myöhänen, Pentti & Manner, Matias & Hartikainen, Jarno (1 July 2008). ""Karttula sulautuu Kuopioon" & "Karttula ja Kuopio yhteen"". Savon Sanomat. pp. 1 and 3.
External links
Media related to Karttula at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Karttula – Official website (Finnish)
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