Karttula is a former municipality of

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. It was consolidated with the city of

Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...

on 1 January 2011. The municipality was located in the Northern Savonia

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. It had a population of 3,483 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of . The population density was . The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Karttula was consolidated with the city of

in 2011. Kuopio retained its name and coat of arms.

History

Karttula was first mentioned in the 1620s, when it was a part of the Tavinsalmi (later

) parish. Its name is derived from the surname ''Karttunen''. It was granted a chapel in 1769 and became its own parish in 1862.

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Municipality of Karttula
– Official website {{authority control Kuopio Former municipalities of Finland Populated places established in 1873 Populated places disestablished in 2011

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