Karvia
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Municipality in Satakunta, Finland
Karvia | |
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Municipality | |
| Karvian kunta Karvia kommun | |
| Karvia Church. | |
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Coat of arms of Karvia Coat of arms | |
| Location of Karvia in Finland Location of Karvia in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E / 62.133°N 22.5583°E / 62.133; 22.5583 | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tarja Hosiasluoma |
| Area (2018年01月01日)[1] | |
• Total | 519.90 km2 (200.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 502.22 km2 (193.91 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 175th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024年12月31日)[2] | |
• Total | 2,172 |
| • Rank | 249th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.32/km2 (11.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95% (official) |
| • Others | 4.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.4% |
| • 65 or older | 34.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.karvia.fi |
Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.
Karvia is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population is 2,172 (31 December 2024)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 502.22 km2 (193.91 sq mi) of which 17.90 km2 (6.91 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 4.32/km2 (11.2/sq mi).
Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.[citation needed ]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395 . Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
[edit ]Media related to Karvia at Wikimedia Commons
- Official homepages of Karvia (in Finnish)
- Travelling in Karvia (in English)
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