Karijoki
| Karijoki Bötom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Karijoen kunta | ||
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 Location of Karijoki in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E / 62.3083°N 21.7083°ECoordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E / 62.3083°N 21.7083°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Viljo Kurvinen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 186.55 km2 (72.03 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 185.77 km2 (71.73 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 308th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,363 | |
| • Rank | 308th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 7.34/km2 (19.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 97.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 2.2% | |
| • Others | 0.1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 26.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.karijoki.fi | |
Karijoki (Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,363 (March 31, 2016)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 185.77 km2 (71.73 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2011).[1] The population density is 7.34/km2 (19.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A neanderthal cave, the Wolf cave, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.
Villages
Alakylä, Karijoen kirkonkylä, Myrkky and Ylikylä.
Notable individuals
- Aarne Ahola, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross No. 71
- Antti Rajamäki, former sprinter
- Erkki Rankaviita, folk musician
- Knut Sonck, dean
- Paul Norrback, accordionist and composer
- Pentti Lund. ice hockey player
- Susanna Rajamäki, athlete
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 Karijoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Karijoen kunta – The official website of the municipality
Karijoki in 1990
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