Karkkila

Karkkila
Karkkila – Högfors
Town
Karkkilan kaupunki – Högfors stad

Road Helsingintie in town centre

Coat of arms

Location of Karkkila in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°E / 60.533; 24.217Coordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°E / 60.533; 24.217
Country Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Helsinki sub-region
Charter 1932
Town 1977
Government
 • City manager Minna Karhunen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 255.31 km2 (98.58 sq mi)
 • Land 242.36 km2 (93.58 sq mi)
 • Water 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
Area rank 287th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 8,966
 • Rank 116th largest in Finland
 • Density 36.99/km2 (95.8/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 96.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.7%
 • Others 3.2%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 16.8%
 • 15 to 64 65.3%
 • 65 or older 17.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.25%
Urbanisation 88.4%
Unemployment rate 7.8%
Climate Dfb
Website www.karkkila.fi

Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swedish: Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland.

Geography

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 8,966 (31 March 2016)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 255.31 square kilometres (98.58 sq mi) of which 12.95 square kilometres (5.00 sq mi) is inland water (2011-01-01).[1] The population density is 37 inhabitants per square kilometre (96/sq mi) (31 March 2016).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Karkkila:

Personalities

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Karkkila is a member of the Douzelage, a unique town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.[6][7] Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria).

Spain Altea, Spain - 1991
Germany Bad Kötzting, Germany - 1991
Italy Bellagio, Italy - 1991
Republic of Ireland Bundoran, Ireland - 1991
France Granville, France - 1991
Denmark Holstebro, Denmark - 1991
Belgium Houffalize, Belgium - 1991
Netherlands Meerssen, the Netherlands - 1991
Luxembourg Niederanven, Luxembourg - 1991
Greece Preveza, Greece - 1991
Portugal Sesimbra, Portugal - 1991
United Kingdom Sherborne, United Kingdom - 1991
Finland Karkkila, Finland - 1997
Sweden Oxelösund, Sweden - 1998
Austria Judenburg, Austria - 1999
Poland Chojna, Poland - 2004
Hungary Kőszeg, Hungary - 2004
Latvia Sigulda, Latvia - 2004
Czech Republic Sušice, Czech Republic - 2004
Estonia Türi, Estonia - 2004
Slovakia Zvolen, Slovakia - 2007
Lithuania Prienai, Lithuania - 2008
Malta Marsaskala, Malta - 2009
Romania Siret, Romania - 2010

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  7. ↑ "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
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