Karijoki
Karijoki
Bötom | |
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Municipality | |
Karijoen kunta Bötoms kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E / 62.3083°N 21.7083°ECoordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E / 62.3083°N 21.7083°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | South Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Marko Keski-Sikkilä |
Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 186.54 km2 (72.02 sq mi) |
• Land | 185.77 km2 (71.73 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) |
• Rank | 267th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31) | |
• Total | 1,192 |
• Rank | 290th largest in Finland |
• Density | 6.42/km2 (16.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.8% (official) |
• Swedish | 2.2% |
• Others | 0.1% |
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) |
Municipal tax rate | 22.5% |
Website | www.karijoki.fi |
Karijoki (Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland.
It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,192 (December 31, 2021), which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. 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, 2018). The population density is 6.42/km2 (16.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A neanderthal cave, the Wolf cave, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.
Villages
- Alakylä
- Karijoen kirkonkylä
- Myrkky
- Ylikylä
Notable individuals
- Aarne Ahola, Knight of the Mannerheim Cross No. 71
- Antti Rajamäki, former sprinter
- Erkki Rankaviita, folk musician
- Knut Sonck, dean
- Paul Norrback, accordionist and composer
- Pentti Lund. ice hockey player
- Susanna Rajamäki, athlete