Karijoki

Karijoki (Finnish: [ˈkɑriˌjoki]; Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,192 (February 28, 2023),[2] which makes it the smallest municipality in South Ostrobothnia in terms of population. The municipality covers an area of 185.77 km² (71.73 sq mi) of which 0.78 km² (0.30 sq mi) is inland water (January 1, 2018).[1] The population density is 6.42/km² (16.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Karijoki Bötom
Municipality
Karijoen kunta Bötoms kommun
Karijoki in 1990
Coat of arms
Location of Karijoki in Finland
Coordinates: 62°18.5′N 021°42.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	South Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Suupohja sub-region
Government
• Municipal manager	Marko Keski-Sikkilä
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	186.54 km2 (72.02 sq mi)
• Land	185.77 km2 (71.73 sq mi)
• Water	0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
• Rank	267th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-02-28)[2]
• Total	1,192
• Rank	290th largest in Finland
• Density	6.42/km2 (16.6/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.8% (official)
• Swedish	2.2%
• Others	0.1%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	11.4%
• 15 to 64	52.4%
• 65 or older	36.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.karijoki.fi

A neanderthal cave, the Wolf cave, was found in the Pyhävuori mountains in Karijoki in 1997.