Karjalohja
Karjalohja | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Karjalohjan kunta Karislojo kommun | |
Karjalohja in winter 2008 | |
Location of Karjalohja in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°14.5′N 023°43′E / 60.2417°N 23.717°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Uusimaa |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region (formerly Lohja sub-region) |
| Charter | 1614 |
| Consolidated | 2013 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Henri Partanen |
| Area | |
• Total | 163.40 km2 (63.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 121.29 km2 (46.83 sq mi) |
| • Water | 42.11 km2 (16.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 1,474 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.karjalohja.fi |
Karjalohja (Finnish: [ˈkɑrjɑˌlohjɑ]; Swedish: Karislojo) is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. Before merging into Lohja, the municipality had a population of 1,474 (31 December 2012) and covered an area of 163.40 square kilometres (63.09 sq mi) of which 42.11 km2 (16.26 sq mi) was water. The population density was 12.153/km2 (31.475/sq mi).
With Nummi-Pusula, Karjalohja was consolidated with the town of Lohja on 1 January 2013.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.