Merikarvia
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| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | Satakunta |
| Administrative community : | Pori |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 51 ′ N , 21 ° 30 ′ E |
| Surface: | 1,246.25 km² |
| of which land area: | 446.04 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 4.62 km² |
| of which sea area: | 795.59 km² |
| Residents : | 3,115 (December 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 7 people / km² |
| Municipality number : | 484 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | merikarvia.fi |
Merikarvia [ ˈmɛrikɑrviɑ ] ( Swedish : Sastmola ) is a Finnish community in the Satakunta countryside in western Finland . Merikarvia has an area of 444.4 square kilometers, of which 4.12 square kilometers is water.
The Merikarvia parish was founded in 1639 after separating from Pori and Ulvila . Parish government began in 1647 and parish government began in 1865.
Localities
The municipality includes the places Alakylä, Etelämaa, Filppula, Harvala, Honkajärvi, Kasala, Kangasniemi, Koittankoski, Kuvaskangas, Köörtilä, Lammela, Lankoski, Lauttijärvi, Peippu, Pooskeri, Pohjansaha, Riisylori, Timmerheidi and Timmerheidi.
Twin cities
Merikarvia maintains the following city partnerships :
Personalities
- Eero Tommila (1900–1968), chemist and university professor
- Arvo Salo (1932–2011), journalist, writer and politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
Web links
Commons : Merikarvia - collection of images, videos and audio files
