Karvia
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Karvia is a municipality of Finland
founded in 1865.
It is located in the province
of Western Finland
and is part of the Satakunta region
. The population of Karvia is and the municipality covers an area of km2 of which km2 is inland water . The population density is PD/km2.
Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula
in Estonia
since 1994.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
founded in 1865.
It is located in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Western Finland
Western Finland
Western Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.- History :...
and is part of the Satakunta region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The population of Karvia is and the municipality covers an area of km2 of which km2 is inland water . The population density is PD/km2.
Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula
Viru-Nigula
Viru-Nigula is a small borough in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Viru-Nigula Parish. Viru-Nigula has a population of 336 .-External links:*...
in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
since 1994.
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