Karis
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| Karis stad - Karjaan kaupunki | |||||
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| Founded | 1930 (gained city rights in 1977) | ||||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||||
| Sub-region | Ekenäs | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
214.99 km² 197.44 km² ranked 328th |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
8,977 (2004) 45.5 inh./km² - 0.1% ranked 119th |
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| Urbanisation | 80.5% | ||||
| Unemployment | 9.1% | ||||
| Official languages | Swedish, Finnish | ||||
| City Manager | Kaj Lindholm | ||||
| Home page | http://www.karjaa.fi/ | ||||
Karis (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːrɪs]; Finnish: Karjaa, pronounced [ˈkɑrjɑː]) is a former town and municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs (Finnish: Tammisaari) and Pojo (Finnish: Pohja) to form the new town of Raseborg (Finnish: Raasepori).
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 8,977 (2004-12-31) and covered an area of 214.99 km² of which 17.55 km² is water. The population density was 45.47 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was bilingual, with a majority (61%) being Swedish and a minority (38%) Finnish speakers.
The town had a railway station on VR's main Helsinki–Turku line. Karis station is also the junction for the branch line to Hanko.
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Media related to Karis at Wikimedia Commons- Official site
 Pumpviken, a park in the middle of Karis. |
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Coordinates: 60°04′15″N 23°39′45″E / 60.07083°N 23.6625°E
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