Karvia

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Karvia
Municipality
Karvian kunta Karvia kommun
Karvia Church.
Coat of arms
Location of Karvia in Finland
Coordinates: 62°08′N 022°33.5′E / 62.133°N 22.5583°E / 62.133; 22.5583
Country	Finland
Region	Satakunta
Sub-region	Pohjois-Satakunta sub-region
Charter	1865
Government
• Municipal manager	Tarja Hosiasluoma
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	519.90 km2 (200.73 sq mi)
• Land	502.22 km2 (193.91 sq mi)
• Water	17.9 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
• Rank	175th largest in Finland
Population  (2024-08-31)[2]
• Total	2,192
• Rank	249th largest in Finland
• Density	4.36/km2 (11.3/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	95% (official)
• Others	4.9%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	12%
• 15 to 64	53.4%
• 65 or older	34.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfc
Website	www.karvia.fi

Karvia is a municipality of Finland founded in 1865.

Karvia is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The population is 2,192 (31 August 2024)^[2] and the municipality covers an area of 502.22 km² (193.91 sq mi) of which 17.90 km² (6.91 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).^[1] The population density is 4.36/km² (11.3/sq mi).

Twin town of Karvia is Viru-Nigula in Estonia since 1994.^{[citation needed]}

Media related to Karvia at Wikimedia Commons

• Official homepages of Karvia (in Finnish)
• Travelling in Karvia (in English)

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