Karkkila
Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swadish: Högfors) is a toun an a municipality o Finland.
Karkkila Karkkila – Högfors | |
|---|---|
Toun | |
| Karkkilan kaupunki – Högfors stad | |
 Helvar Oy main office in Karkkila | |
 Coat airms | |
 Location o Karkkila in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°ECoordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°E | |
| Kintra |  Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region |
| Chairter | 1932 |
| Toun | 1977 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Ceety manager | Minna Karhunen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 255.32 km2 (98.58 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 242.36 km2 (93.58 sq mi) |
| • Water | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 248t lairgest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,608 |
| • Rank | 114t lairgest in Finland |
| • Density | 35.52/km2 (92.0/sq mi) |
| Population bi native leid | |
| • Finnish | 96.1% (offeecial) |
| • Swadish | 0.7% |
| • Ithers | 3.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 tae 14 | 16.8% |
| • 15 tae 64 | 65.3% |
| • 65 or aulder | 17.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Urbanisation | 88.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8% |
| Website | www.karkkila.fi |
Geografie
eeditIt is locatit in the province o Soothren Finland an is pairt o the Uusimaa region. The municipality haes a population o 8,608 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an the municipality covers an aurie 255.32 square kilometre (98.58 sq mi) o which 12.95 square kilometre (5.00 sq mi) is inland watter (2018-01-01).[1] The population densitie is 36 inhabitants per square kilometre (93/sq mi) (28 Februar 2023).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
eeditResults o the Finnish pairlamentar election, 2011 in Karkkila:
- True Finns 25.2%
- Social Democratic Pairty 20.7%
- Naitional Coalition Pairty 16.6%
- Left Alliance 14.8%
- Centre Pairty 9.2%
- Green League 7.2%
- Christian Democrats 3.8%
- Communist Pairty o Finland 0.6%
- Swadish Fowkpairty 0.5%
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns - Sister ceeties
eeditKarkkila is a member o the Douzelage, a unique toun twinnin association o 24 touns athort the European Union. This active toun twinnin began in 1991 an thare are regular events, such as a produce mercat frae each o the ither kintras an festivals.[6][7] Discussions regarding membership are in haund wi three further touns an aw (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, an Tryavna in Bulgarie).
Altea, Spain - 1991
Bad Kötzting, Germany - 1991
Bellagio, Italy - 1991
Bundoran, Ireland - 1991
Granville, France - 1991
Holstebro, Denmark - 1991
Houffalize, Belgium - 1991
Meerssen, Netherlands - 1991
Niederanven, Luxembourg - 1991
Preveza, Greece - 1991
Sesimbra, Portugal - 1991
Sherborne, Unitit Kinrick - 1991
Karkkila, Finland - 1997
Oxelösund, Swaden - 1998
Judenburg, Austrick - 1999
Chojna, Poland - 2004
Kőszeg, Hungary - 2004
Sigulda, Latvie - 2004
Sušice, Czech Republic - 2004
Türi, Estonie - 2004
Zvolen, Slovakie - 2007
Prienai, Lithuanie - 2008
Marsaskala, Maltae - 2009
Siret, Romanie - 2010
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
- ↑ a b "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2023.
- ↑ "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 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Admeenistration o Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 Mey 2023.
- ↑ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Archived frae the original on 17 Februar 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ↑ "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Archived frae the original on 6 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
Freemit airtins
eedit
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