Karvia

Karvia
Municipality
Karvian kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Karvia in Finland
Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E / 62.133°N 22.5583°E / 62.133; 22.5583Coordinates: 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 (2018-01-01)[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 (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 2,415
 • Rank 246th largest in Finland
 • Density 4.81/km2 (12.5/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 UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Climate Dfc
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 2,415 (31 August 2017)[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 4.81/km2 (12.5/sq mi).

Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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