Karvia

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Karvia
Municipality
Karvian kunta
Karvia kommun
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Location of Karvia in Finland
Coordinates: 62°08′N022°33.5′E / 62.133°N 22.5583°E / 62.133; 22.5583
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Region Satakunta
Sub-region Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
  Municipal managerTarja Hosiasluoma
Area
 (2018-01-01) [1]
  Total519.90 km2 (200.73 sq mi)
  Land502.22 km2 (193.91 sq mi)
  Water17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
  Rank 175th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31) [2]
  Total2,215
  Rank 247th largest in Finland
  Density4.41/km2 (11.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
   Finnish 95.7% (official)
  Others4.2%
Population by age
[4]
  0 to 1412%
  15 to 6453.4%
  65 or older34.6%
Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate Dfc
Website www.karvia.fi

Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.

Karvia is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population is 2,215 (31 December 2023) [2] 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). [1] The population density is 4.41/km2 (11.4/sq mi).

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

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