Karkkila
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| Karkkilan kaupunki | |||||
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| Founded | 1869 | ||||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||||
| Sub-region | Lohja | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
255.41 km² 242.73 km² ranked 306th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
8,802 (2004) 36.3 inh./km² + 0.4% ranked 122nd |
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| Urbanisation | 88.4% | ||||
| Unemployment | 7.8% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||||
| City Manager | Minna Karhunen | ||||
| Home page | http://www.karkkila.fi/ | ||||
Karkkila (pronounced [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]), or Högfors in Swedish is 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 8,802 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 255.41 km² of which 12.68 km² is water. The population density is 36.26 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Famous Finnish curler Markku Uusipaavalniemi comes from Karkkila.
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| Uusimaa Region | Southern Finland | Finland |
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