Karkkila
Högfors | |
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Town | |
Karkkilan kaupunki Högfors stad | |
Coordinates: 60°32′N 024°13′E / 60.533°N 24.217°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Uusimaa |
Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region) |
Charter | 1932 |
Town | 1977 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tuija Telén |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 255.32 km2 (98.58 sq mi) |
• Land | 242.44 km2 (93.61 sq mi) |
• Water | 12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi) |
• Rank | 248th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,465 |
• Rank | 115th largest in Finland |
• Density | 34.92/km2 (90.4/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 90.4% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.7% |
• Others | 8.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.9% |
• 15 to 64 | 58.3% |
• 65 or older | 26.7% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.karkkila.fi |
Karkkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑrkːilɑ]; Swedish: Högfors) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
Neighboring municipalities are Lohja, Loppi, Tammela and Vihti.