Kokkola
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Town | |
| Kokkolan kaupunki Karleby stad | |
 Old Kokkola town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kokkola in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°50.2′N 023°08′E / 63.8367°N 23.133°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kokkola sub-region |
| Charter | 1620 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Stina Mattila |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,730.80 km2 (1,054.37 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,446.27 km2 (558.41 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,286.61 km2 (496.76 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 46th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 48,372 |
| • Rank | 22nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 33.45/km2 (86.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 83% (official) |
| • Swedish | 12% |
| • Others | 5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.8% |
| • 65 or older | 22.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Kokkola (Finnish: [ˈkokːolɑ]; Swedish: Karleby, Finland Swedish: [ˈkɑrleˌbyː]) is a town in Finland and the regional capital of Central Ostrobothnia. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Kokkola is approximately 48,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 54,000. It is the 22nd most populous municipality in Finland, and the 20th most populous urban area in the country.
Kokkola covers an area of 2,730.80 square kilometres (1,054.37 sq mi) of which 1,286.61 km2 (496.76 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 33.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (86.6/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Halsua, Kalajoki, Kannus, Kaustinen, Kronoby, Lestijärvi, Larsmo and Toholampi.
Kokkola is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 83% Finnish speakers, 12% Swedish speakers, and 5% speakers of other languages.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.