Editing Merikarvia (section)

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Merikarvia
| official_name      = {{lang|fi|Merikarvian kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Sastmola kommun}}
| other_name         = Sastmola
| settlement_type    = Municipality
| image_skyline      = Kauppatie Merikarvia.jpg
| image_caption      = The town center along the Kauppatie street
| image_shield       = Merikarvia.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size        = 120x80px
| image_map          = Merikarvia sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption        = Location of Merikarvia in Finland
| coordinates        = {{coord|61|51.5|N|021|30|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Satakunta]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Pori sub-region|Pori]]
| leader_title       = Municipal manager
| leader_name        = Juha Vasama
| established_title  = [[Charter]]
| established_date   = 1639
| area_footnotes     = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Merikarvia}}
| area_total_km2     = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Merikarvia}}
| area_land_km2      = {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Merikarvia}}
| area_water_km2     = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Merikarvia}}
| area_rank          = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Merikarvia}}
| population_as_of   = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Merikarvia}}
| population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Merikarvia}}
| population_total   = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Merikarvia}}
| population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Merikarvia}}
| population_rank    = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Merikarvia}}
| demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Merikarvia}}
| demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Merikarvia}}
| demographics1_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title1|Merikarvia}}
| demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Merikarvia}}
| demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Merikarvia}}
| demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Merikarvia}}
| demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Merikarvia}}
| demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Merikarvia}}
| demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Merikarvia}}
| demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Merikarvia}}
| demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Merikarvia}}
| demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Merikarvia}}
| demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Merikarvia}}
| demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Merikarvia}}
| demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Merikarvia}}
| demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Merikarvia}}
| demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Merikarvia}}
| demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Merikarvia}}
| blank_name         = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Merikarvia}}
| blank_info         = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Merikarvia}}
| blank3_name        = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank3_info        = [[Subarctic climate|Dfc]]
| timezone           = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]
| utc_offset         = +02:00
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
| utc_offset_DST     = +03:00
| website            = [http://www.merikarvia.fi/ www.merikarvia.fi]
}}
'''Merikarvia''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈmeriˌkɑrʋiɑ|lang}}; {{langx|sv|Sastmola}}) is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] in [[Finland]]. It is located in the [[Satakunta (region)|Satakunta]] [[regions of Finland|region]]. The neighboring municipalities are [[Isojoki]], [[Kristinestad]], [[Pomarkku]], [[Pori]] and [[Siikainen]].

The municipality has a population of 3,169
(2024)<ref name="population_count" /> and it covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Merikarvia}}|km2}},  of
which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Merikarvia}}|km2|abbr=on}}
is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is
{{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Merikarvia|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]]. The coastline was formerly Swedish-speaking. Merikarvia is known for the [[Oura Archipelago]], which is part of the [[Bothnian Sea National Park]].