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Kärkölä

Kärkölä
Municipality
Kärkölän kunta
Coat of arms of Kärkölä
Coat of arms
Location of Kärkölä in Finland
Location of Kärkölä in Finland
Coordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E / 60.867°N 25.2750°E / 60.867; 25.2750Coordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E / 60.867°N 25.2750°E / 60.867; 25.2750
Country  Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Lahti sub-region
Charter 1865
Seat Järvelä
Government
 • Municipal manager Seppo Huldén
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 256.48 km2 (99.03 sq mi)
 • Land 256.47 km2 (99.02 sq mi)
 • Water 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Area rank 243rd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 4,575
 • Rank 191st largest in Finland
 • Density 17.84/km2 (46.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 96.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 2.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 16.7%
 • 15 to 64 65.6%
 • 65 or older 17.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 20.25%
Climate Dfc
Website www.karkola.fi

Kärkölä is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Järvelä.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 4,575 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 256.48 square kilometres (99.03 sq mi) of which 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) is water. The population density is 17.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (46.2/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities: Hausjärvi, Hollola, Hämeenlinna, Mäntsälä and Orimattila.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Botanist Carl Niclas von Hellens was born in Kärkölä.


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