Juuka
| Juuka | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Juuan kunta | ||
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Juuka Church | ||
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 Location of Juuka in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°ECoordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Pekka Pietiäinen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,846.57 km2 (712.96 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,501.79 km2 (579.84 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 50th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,119 | |
| • Rank | 178th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.41/km2 (8.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.juuka.fi | |
Juuka (Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 5,119 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 1,846.57 square kilometres (712.96 sq mi) of which 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
River Vaikkojoki (more than 60 km) goes from Lake Vaikkojärvi to Lake Rikkavesi, which is in Kaavi.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Juuka at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Juuka – Official website (Finnish)
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