Kärkölä
| Kärkölä | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Kärkölän kunta | ||
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 Location of Kärkölä in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E / 60.867°N 25.2750°ECoordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E / 60.867°N 25.2750°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Seat | Järvelä | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Seppo Huldén | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 259.31 km2 (100.12 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 256.47 km2 (99.02 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 285th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,575 | |
| • Rank | 195th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 17.84/km2 (46.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 96.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 2.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 65.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| Website | www.karkola.fi | |
Kärkölä is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Järvelä.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 4,575 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 259.31 square kilometres (100.12 sq mi) of which 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 17.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (46.2/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities: Hausjärvi, Hollola, Hämeenlinna, Mäntsälä and Orimattila.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Botanist Carl Niclas von Hellens was born in Kärkölä.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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
Media related to Kärkölä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kärkölä – Official website (Finnish)
Kärkölä Church
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