Karhula

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Karhula
Former municipality
Karhulan kauppala Karhula köping
The centre of Karhula.
Coat of arms
Location of Karhula in Finland
Coordinates: 60°30′56″N 26°56′08″E / 60.5154611°N 26.9354215°E / 60.5154611; 26.9354215
Country	Finland
Province	Kymi Province
Region	Kymenlaakso
Established	1951
Merged into Kotka	1977
Seat	Helilä
Area
• Land	44.3 km2 (17.1 sq mi)
Population  (1976-12-31)
• Total	22,686

Karhula is a former market town (kauppala) and a former municipality of Finland in the former Kymi Province, now in the Kymenlaakso region. It was consolidated with the town of Kotka in 1977. Its seat was in Helilä, however the municipality was named after the industrial area of Karhula (also known as Karhulanniemi).

The bears on the former coat of arms refer to the name of the municipality (Karhula literally means "place of bear"), while the hammers in their hands refer to the industrial history of Karhula. The coat of arms was designed by Ahti Hammar [fi], and it was approved for use on 10 November 1955.^[1]