Karvia
Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.
Karvia | |
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Municipality | |
| Karvian kunta Karvia kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Karvia in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tarja Hosiasluoma |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 519.90 km2 (200.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 501.90 km2 (193.78 sq mi) |
| • Water | 17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 175th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,380 |
| • Rank | 246th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.74/km2 (12.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.7% |
| • 65 or older | 25.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.karvia.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population of Karvia is 2,380 (31 January 2019)[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 2018).[1] The population density is 4.74/km2 (12.3/sq mi).
Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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
- Official homepages of Karvia (in Finnish)
- Travelling in Karvia (in English)
Karvia church
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