Karstula
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| Karstula | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Karstulan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°52.5′N 024°48′E / 62.875°N 24.8°ECoordinates: 62°52.5′N 024°48′E / 62.875°N 24.8°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Central Finland | ||
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1867 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Hiltunen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 963.47 km2 (372.00 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 887.25 km2 (342.57 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 112th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,458 | ||
| • Rank | 205th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 5.02/km2 (13.0/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | ||
| • Others | 0.5% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 60.7% | ||
| • 65 or older | 24.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | ||
| Website | www.karstula.fi | ||
Karstula is a municipality of Finland founded in 1867. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,458 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 963.47 square kilometres (372.00 sq mi) of which 76.22 km2 (29.43 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.0 /sq mi).
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[edit] Architecture
- A number of historical buildings (from the beginning of the 20th century) has been preserved in the village centre, representing the original countryside buildings of the region.
- There's also a cottage designed by Alvar Aalto, though it is not listed in most Aalto's biographies.
[edit] People
- Harri Koskinen, designer
- Jarmo Mäkinen, actor
[edit] Culture
- The International Shooting Week
[edit] Gallery
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Pääjärvi is the largest lake in Karstula.
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Kirkkovuori observation tower.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Karstula at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Karstula – Official website (Finnish)
- Karstula official tourism site
- The International Shooting Week
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