Kokkola

Kokkola (Karleby in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland.

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It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 35,756 (2003) and covers an area of 332.44 km? of which 4.92 km? is water. The population density is 107.6 inhabitants per km?.

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The town of Kokkola/Karleby was chartered in 1620.

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The municipality is bilingual with 81.0% being Finnish and 17.9% Swedish speakers.

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See also: Nykarleby, ?lvkarleby (Sweden)

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