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Revision as of 04:06, 2 December 2007

Karis stad - Karjaan kaupunki
Coat of Arms Location
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
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
8,977 (2004)
45.5 inh./km²
- 0.1%
ranked 119th
Urbanisation 80.5%
Unemployment 9.1%
Official languages Swedish, Finnish
City Manager Kaj Lindholm
Home page http://www.karjaa.fi/

Karis (IPA: [kɑːrɪs]), or Karjaa (ˈkɑrjɑː]) in Finnish, is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 8,977 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 214.99 km² of which 17.55 km² is water. The population density is 45.47 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is bilingual, with a majority (61%) being Swedish and a minority (38%) Finnish speakers.

The town has a railway station on VR's main Helsinki-Turku line. Karis station is also the junction for the branch line to Hanko.

See also

External links

Municipalities of Uusimaa
Municipalities Coat of arms of Uusimaa
Former municipalities

60°04′15″N 23°39′45″E / 60.07083°N 23.66250°E / 60.07083; 23.66250

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