Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.
Karvia | |
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Municipality | |
| Karvian kunta Karvia kommun | |
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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) |
| • Rank | 175th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,289 |
| • Rank | 247th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.56/km2 (11.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.1% |
| 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) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% |
| 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 2,289 (31 December 2021)[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 4.56/km2 (11.8/sq mi).
Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.
Media related to Karvia at Wikimedia Commons
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