Karijoki

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

Karijoki
Bötom
Municipality
Karijoen kunta
Bötoms kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Karijoki in Finland
Coordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSouth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionSuupohja sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerMarko Keski-Sikkilä
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total186.54 km2 (72.02 sq mi)
 • Land185.77 km2 (71.73 sq mi)
 • Water0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Area rank267th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total1,199
 • Rank290th largest in Finland
 • Density6.45/km2 (16.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.8% (official)
 • Swedish2.2%
 • Others0.1%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1411.4%
 • 15 to 6452.4%
 • 65 or older36.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]22.5%
Websitewww.karijoki.fi

It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,199 (March 31, 2021),[2] 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).[1] The population density is 6.45/km2 (16.7/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 and Ylikylä.

Notable individuals

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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Karijoki in 1990
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