Karijoki

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Karijoki
Bötom
Municipality
Karijoen kunta
Coat of arms of Karijoki
Coat of arms
Location of Karijoki in Finland
Location of Karijoki in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Suupohja sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Viljo Kurvinen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 186.55 km2 (72.03 sq mi)
 • Land 185.77 km2 (71.73 sq mi)
 • Water 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Area rank 308th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 1,363
 • Rank 308th largest in Finland
 • Density 7.34/km2 (19.0/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 97.8% (official)
 • Swedish 2.2%
 • Others 0.1%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.8%
 • 15 to 64 59.7%
 • 65 or older 26.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.karijoki.fi

Karijoki (Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,363 (March 31, 2016)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 185.77 km2 (71.73 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2011).[1] The population density is 7.34/km2 (19.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

A neanderthal cave, the Wolf cave, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.

References

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