Karttula
Karttula | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Karttulan kunta Karttula kommun | |
Location of Karttula in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°53.8′N 026°58′E / 62.8967°N 26.967°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Kuopio sub-region |
| Charter | 1873 |
| Consolidated | 2011 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Matti Raatikainen |
| Area | |
• Total | 588.75 km2 (227.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 473.38 km2 (182.77 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.37 km2 (44.54 sq mi) |
| Population (31 October 2010) | |
• Total | 3,483 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 20.0% |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.2% |
| • 65 or older | 16.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.karttula.fi |
Karttula is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2011.
The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia region. It had a population of 3,483 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of 473.38 square kilometres (182.77 sq mi). The population density was 7.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.1/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Karttula was consolidated with the city of Kuopio in 2011. Kuopio retained its name and coat of arms.