Karkkila
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Karkkila Karkkila – Högfors |
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| Town | ||
| Karkkilan kaupunki – Högfors stad | ||
Road Helsingintie in town centre
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 Location of Karkkila in Finland |
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| 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 | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Uusimaa | |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region | |
| Charter | 1932 | |
| Town | 1977 | |
| Government | ||
| • City manager | Minna Karhunen | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 242.36 km2 (93.58 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 242.36 km2 (93.58 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 248th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 8,966 | |
| • Rank | 113th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 36.99/km2 (95.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 96.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.7% | |
| • Others | 3.2% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 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 | 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.
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) and the municipality covers an area of 242.36 square kilometres (93.58 sq mi) of which 12.95 square kilometres (5.00 sq mi) is inland water (2016-01-01). The population density is 37 inhabitants per square kilometre (96/sq mi) (31 March 2016).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Karkkila:
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. Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria).
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