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Encyclopedia > Karkkila

Karkkila (IPA: /ˈkɑrkːilɑ/), or Högfors in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. The International Phonetic Alphabet. ... The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...


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. Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Uusimaa (Nyland) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Uusimaa - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland) Uudenmaan lääni - a former Province of Finland Uudenmaan maakunta - a current Region of... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...


The municipality is unilingually Finnish.


External link

  • Official site

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taivasalla.net - Under the Open Sky - June 2007 (126 words)
Karkkila: A heap of sand in the light of the setting sun.
Photo taken at a sand pit along Riimalantie road in Karkkila, a city located about 70 kilometres from Helsinki.
Looks like a Sahara sand dune, but I suspect that it is really deceptively small.
Douzelage.org: Karkkila (FIN) (28 words)
Karkkila's market place is very busy in summer
The population of Karkkila is 8 762 (March 31, 2000).
Karkkila is situated in Southern Finland in the Uusimaa region.
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