Karkkila

Summary

Karkkila is a town^[1]. Karkkila ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karkkila is located in Uusimaa^[3].
• Karkkila is in the country of Finland^[4].
• Karkkila's instance of is recorded as town^[5].
• Karkkila's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[6].
• Karkkila's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Karkkila's official language is recorded as Finnish^[8].
• Karkkila's shares border with is recorded as Loppi^[9].
• Karkkila's shares border with is recorded as Lohja^[10].
• Karkkila's shares border with is recorded as Tammela^[11].
• Karkkila's shares border with is recorded as Vihti^[12].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bundoran^[13].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Altea^[14].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Kötzting^[15].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bellagio^[16].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Granville^[17].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Holstebro^[18].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Houffalize^[19].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Meerssen^[20].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Niederanven^[21].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Preveza^[22].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sesimbra^[23].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sherborne^[24].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Judenburg^[25].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chojna^[26].
• Karkkila's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kőszeg^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1932 marks the founding of Karkkila^[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Karkkilan kaupunki'}^[29] and {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Högfors stad'}^[30]. Part of include Uusimaa^[31], a region of Finland^[32], in Finland^[33], founded in 1994^[34] and Helsinki sub-region^[35], a subregion of Finland^[36], in Finland^[37].

Why It Matters

Karkkila ranks in the top 5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).^[2] Karkkila has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Karkkila is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]