Kärkölä
Kärkölä (Finnish: [ˈkærkølæ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 4,111 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 259.30 square kilometres (100.12 sq mi) of which 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) is water. The population density is 16.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.5/sq mi). Its seat is in Järvelä, which is located along the Riihimäki–Lahti railway.
Kärkölä | |
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Municipality | |
| Kärkölän kunta Kärkölä kommun | |
Kärkölä Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kärkölä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Seat | Järvelä |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Markku Koskinen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 259.30 km2 (100.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 256.5 km2 (99.0 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 243rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 4,111 |
| • Rank | 189th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 16.03/km2 (41.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 3.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.5% |
| • 65 or older | 28.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www |
Neighbour municipalities: Hausjärvi, Hollola, Hämeenlinna, Mäntsälä and Orimattila. The distance between Kärkölä and Lahti is 29 kilometres (18 mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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