Karijoki Explained

Karijoki
Official Name:Finnish: Karijoen kunta
Swedish: Bötoms kommun
Other Name:Bötom
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:62.3083°N 63.5°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Ostrobothnia
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Suupohja sub-region
Leader Title:Municipal manager
Leader Name:Marko Keski-Sikkilä
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+02:00
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+03:00
Website:www.karijoki.fi

Karijoki (in Finnish ˈkɑriˌjoki/; Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is, which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of NaNKarijoki}} of which NaNKarijoki}} is inland water . The population density is NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

A neanderthal cave, the Wolf cave, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.

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