Karvia

Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.

Karvia
Municipality
Karvian kunta
Karvia kommun
Coat of arms of Karvia
Coat of arms
Location of Karvia in Finland
Location of Karvia in Finland
Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionPohjois-Satakunta sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerTarja Hosiasluoma
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total519.90 km2 (200.73 sq mi)
 • Land501.90 km2 (193.78 sq mi)
 • Water17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
 • Rank175th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total2,217
 • Rank247th largest in Finland
 • Density4.42/km2 (11.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish95.7% (official)
 • Others4.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1412%
 • 15 to 6453.4%
 • 65 or older34.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.karvia.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population of Karvia is 2,217 (26 October 2023)[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 4.42/km2 (11.4/sq mi).

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

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

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