Karijoki

Karijoki (Swedish: Bötom) is a municipality of Finland.

Karijoki Bötom
Municipality
Karijoen kunta Bötoms kommun
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)
Area rank	267th largest in Finland
Population  (2020-07-31)[2]
• Total	1,225
• Rank	290th largest in Finland
• Density	6.59/km2 (17.1/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.8% (official)
• Swedish	2.2%
• Others	0.1%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	13.8%
• 15 to 64	59.7%
• 65 or older	26.5%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	20%
Website	www.karijoki.fi

It is part of the South Ostrobothnia region. The population of Karijoki is 1,225 (July 31, 2020),[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 6.59/km² (17.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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