Karkkila Karkkila – Högfors | |
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Toun | |
Karkkilan kaupunki – Högfors stad | |
![]() Helvar Oy main office in Karkkila | |
![]() 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 | ![]() |
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 |
Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swadish: Högfors) is a toun an a municipality o Finland.
It 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.
Results o the Finnish pairlamentar election, 2011 in Karkkila:
Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Finland |
Karkkila 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).