Kärkölä
| Kärkölä | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Kärkölän kunta | ||
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 Location of Kärkölä in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E / 60.867°N 25.2750°ECoordinates: 60°52′N 025°16.5′E / 60.867°N 25.2750°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Seat | Järvelä | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Seppo Huldén | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 256.48 km2 (99.03 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 256.47 km2 (99.02 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 243rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 4,575 | |
| • Rank | 191st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 17.84/km2 (46.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 96.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 2.8% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 65.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20.25% | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| Website | www.karkola.fi | |
Kärkölä is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Järvelä.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 4,575 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 256.48 square kilometres (99.03 sq mi) of which 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) is water. The population density is 17.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (46.2/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities: Hausjärvi, Hollola, Hämeenlinna, Mäntsälä and Orimattila.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Botanist Carl Niclas von Hellens was born in Kärkölä.
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