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Karjalohja

Karjalohja
Former municipality
Karjalohjan kunta
Karjalohja in winter 2008
Karjalohja in winter 2008
Coat of arms of Karjalohja
Coat of arms
Location of Karjalohja in Finland
Location of Karjalohja in Finland
Coordinates: 60°14.5′N 023°43′E / 60.2417°N 23.717°E / 60.2417; 23.717Coordinates: 60°14.5′N 023°43′E / 60.2417°N 23.717°E / 60.2417; 23.717
Country Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Helsinki sub-region
Charter 1614
Consolidated 2013
Government
 • Municipal manager Henri Partanen
Area
 • Total 163.40 km2 (63.09 sq mi)
 • Land 121.29 km2 (46.83 sq mi)
 • Water 42.11 km2 (16.26 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 1,474
 • Density 12.15/km2 (31.5/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Climate Dfb
Website www.karjalohja.fi

Karjalohja (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrjɑˌlohjɑ]), or Karislojo in Swedish, is a former municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,474 (31 December 2012) and covers an area of 163.40 square kilometres (63.09 sq mi) of which 42.11 km2 (16.26 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.153/km2 (31.475/sq mi).

Karjalohja was consolidated with the town of Lohja on 1 January 2013.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Karjalohja:


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