Karttula

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Karttula
Former municipality
Karttulan kunta
Coat of arms of Karttula
Coat of arms
Location of Karttula in Finland
Location of Karttula in Finland
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Country Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Kuopio sub-region
Charter 1873
Consolidated 2011
Government
 • Municipal manager Matti Raatikainen
Area[1]
 • Total 588.75 km2 (227.32 sq mi)
 • Land 473.38 km2 (182.77 sq mi)
 • Water 115.37 km2 (44.54 sq mi)
Population (31 October 2010)[2]
 • Total 3,483
 • Density 7.36/km2 (19.1/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.8%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 20.0%
 • 15 to 64 63.2%
 • 65 or older 16.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.karttula.fi

Karttula is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2011.[5]

The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia region. It had a population of 3,483 (31 October 2010)[2] and covered a land area of 473.38 square kilometres (182.77 sq mi).[1] The population density was 7.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.1/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Karttula was consolidated with the city of Kuopio in 2011. Kuopio retained its name and coat of arms.[6]

References

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