Merikarvia
Municipality in Satakunta, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Merikarvia (Finnish: [ˈmeriˌkɑrʋiɑ]; Swedish: Sastmola) is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the Satakunta region. The neighboring municipalities are Isojoki, Kristinestad, Pomarkku, Pori and Siikainen.
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Merikarvia
Sastmola | |
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Municipality | |
Merikarvian kunta Sastmola kommun | |
Coordinates: 61°51.5′N 021°30′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Satakunta |
Sub-region | Pori sub-region |
Charter | 1639 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Pentti Ala-Luopa |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,246.22 km2 (481.17 sq mi) |
• Land | 446.28 km2 (172.31 sq mi) |
• Water | 800.2 km2 (309.0 sq mi) |
• Rank | 194th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,966 |
• Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
• Density | 6.65/km2 (17.2/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96.3% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.5% |
• Others | 3.3% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.9% |
• 15 to 64 | 50.6% |
• 65 or older | 35.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfc |
Website | www.merikarvia.fi |
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The municipality has a population of 2,966 (31 December 2023)[2] and it covers an area of 1,246.22 square kilometres (481.17 sq mi), of which 800.2 km2 (309.0 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The coastline was formerly Swedish-speaking. Merikarvia is known for the Oura Archipelago, which is part of the Bothnian Sea National Park.