Karijoki
Municipality in South Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karijoki (Finnish: [ˈkɑriˌjoki]; Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,188 (December 31, 2023),[2] which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of 185.58 km2 (71.65 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018).[1] The population density is 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Karijoki
Bötom | |
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Municipality | |
Karijoen kunta Bötoms kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | South Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Marko Keski-Sikkilä |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 186.54 km2 (72.02 sq mi) |
• Land | 185.58 km2 (71.65 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
• Rank | 267th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,188 |
• Rank | 287th largest in Finland |
• Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96% (official) |
• Swedish | 1.7% |
• Others | 2.3% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11.4% |
• 15 to 64 | 52.4% |
• 65 or older | 36.3% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.karijoki.fi |
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A neanderthal cave, the Wolf cave, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.