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Karjala
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Karjala
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Overview
Karjala is a former municipality of Finland in the former Turku and Pori Province, now in Finland Proper. It was consolidated with Mynämäki in 1977.
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History
The area was initially a part of the Mynämäki parish. The upper reaches of the rivers Mynäjoki and Laajoki were settled in the 13th century. Karjala was first mentioned in 1402. It became a chapel community in 1797. The chapel community of Vehmalainen was merged into Karjala in 1860. Karjala became an independent parish and municipality in 1906. In the 1960s, it was the least industrialized municipality in Finland Proper, 3/4 of its inhabitants practiced agriculture or forestry. Karjala was consolidated with Mynämäki in 1977.
Geography
Karjala bordered Mynämäki, Mietoinen, Eura, Yläne and Laitila. Until 1970, it bordered Hinnerjoki and Honkilahti instead of Eura. Karjala is relatively forested in comparison to Mynämäki and especially Mietoinen, which are mostly former seafloor converted into farmland. Nearly 60 % of Karjala's land area is forested.
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- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
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- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image