Kärkölä facts for kids
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Kärkölä
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Municipality
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Location of Kärkölä in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Päijänne Tavastia | |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Seat | Järvelä | |
| Area
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| • Total | 259.34 km2 (100.13 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 256.5 km2 (99.0 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 291st largest in Finland | |
| Population
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| • Total | 4,798 | |
| • Rank | 187th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 18.71/km2 (48.5/sq mi) | |
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| • 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 | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20.25% | |
| 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 4,460 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 259.30 square kilometres (100.12 sq mi) of which 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) is water. The population density is 17.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (45.0/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities: Hausjärvi, Hollola, Hämeenlinna, Mäntsälä and Orimattila.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Botanist Carl Niclas von Hellens was born in Kärkölä.
Images for kids
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Rapeseed field north of Kärkölä's church village.
See also
In Spanish: Kärkölä para niños
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