Karvia

Karvia
Municipality
Karvian kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Karvia in Finland
Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E / 62.133°N 22.5583°E / 62.133; 22.5583Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E / 62.133°N 22.5583°E / 62.133; 22.5583
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region
Charter	1865
Government
• Municipal manager	Tarja Hosiasluoma
Area (2016-01-01)
• Total	502.13 km2 (193.87 sq mi)
• Land	501.90 km2 (193.78 sq mi)
• Water	17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Area rank	175th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
• Total	2,470
• Rank	246th largest in Finland
• Density	4.92/km2 (12.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	7,001,988,000,000,000,000♠98.8% (official)
• Swedish	6,999,100,000,000,000,000♠0.1%
• Others	7,000,110,000,000,000,000♠1.1%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	7,001,140,000,000,000,000♠14%
• 15 to 64	7,001,607,000,000,000,000♠60.7%
• 65 or older	7,001,253,000,000,000,000♠25.3%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate	19%
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.karvia.fi

Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population of Karvia is 2,470 (31 March 2016) and the municipality covers an area of 501.90 km² (193.78 sq mi) of which 17.90 km² (6.91 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2016). The population density is 4.92/km² (12.7/sq mi).

Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.

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