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Central Karelia

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{{Infobox settlement

| name =Central Karelia

| settlement_type = Sub-region

| native_name = Keski-Karjalan seutukunta

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| subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = North Karelia

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Kitee

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| population_total =19205

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

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{{distinguish|text = the historic region within Ladoga Karelia}}

Central Karelia is a subdivision of North Karelia and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009.

Municipalities

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Coat of arms

!Municipality

align=left|File:Kitee.vaakuna.svgKitee (city)
align=left|File:Rääkkylä.vaakuna.svgRääkkylä (municipality)
align=left|File:Tohmajärvi.vaakuna.svgTohmajärvi (municipality)

Population

The following graph shows the population development of the region every five years since 1980 as of January 2017.{{Bar chart

|title = Central Karelia Population (1980–2020)

|titlebar= #DDD

|width = 600px

|barwidth= 500px

|left1 = Year

|right1 = Population

|label1 = 1980 | data1 = 25760

|label2 = 1985 | data2 = 25537

|label3 = 1990 | data3 = 24736

|label4 = 1995 | data4 = 23871

|label5 = 2000 | data5 = 22331

|label6 = 2005 | data6 = 20746

|label7 = 2010 | data7 = 19228

|label8 = 2015 | data8 = 17919

|label9 = 2020 | data9 = 16306

|caption = Source: {{Cite web |title=Tunnuslukuja väestöstä muuttujina Alue, Tiedot ja Vuosi |url=https://statfin.stat.fi/PxWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11ra.px/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=PxWeb |language=fi}}

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Politics

Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:

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{{Coord missing|Finland}}

Category:Sub-regions of Finland

Category:Geography of North Karelia

See Also

External Links

  • [http://www.keski-karjala.fi/ Central Karelia Regional Government website]
  • [http://www.kitee.fi/ Kitee City website]
  • [http://www.raakkyla.fi/ Rääkkylä municipality website]
  • [http://www.tohmajarvi.fi/ Tohmajärvi municipality website]

References

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