Karis

Also known as Karjaa

Karis (; ) is a town and former municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja to form the new municipality of Raseborg ().

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Place details

Locality: Raseborg
Region: Uusimaa
Country: Suomi / Finland
Population: 8,853

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Karis
Settlement.native_name: –
Settlement.settlement_type: Former town
Settlement.image_shield: Karjaa.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.image_map: Karjaa.sijainti.suomi.2008.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Karis järnvägsstation.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Karis train station
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Karis in Finland
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 150px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uusimaa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ekenäs sub-region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1930

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Karjaa
Population: 9155
Area: 214.76
Official website: www.karjaa.fi
Image: Karis kyrka.JPG

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Commons category: Karis
inception: 1930-00-00
native label: Karjaa

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Karis (; ) is a town and former municipality in Finland. On January 1, 2009, it was consolidated with Ekenäs and Pohja to form the new municipality of Raseborg ().

It is located in the Finnish province of Southern Finland and is part of Uusimaa, one of the regions of Finland. The town had a population of 9,155 (as of 31 December 2008) and covered a land area of . The population density was .