Karvia
Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.
Karvia | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Karvian kunta Karvia kommun | |
|
Coat of arms | |
Location of Karvia in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tarja Hosiasluoma |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • 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 (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,215 |
| • Rank | 247th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.41/km2 (11.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.7% (official) |
| • Others | 4.2% |
| 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 located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population is 2,215 (31 December 2023) 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). The population density is 4.41/km2 (11.4/sq mi).
Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.