Petäjävesi

Petäjävesi
Municipality
Petäjäveden kunta


Coat of arms

Location of Petäjävesi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 025°11′E / 62.2583°N 25.183°E / 62.2583; 25.183Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 025°11′E / 62.2583°N 25.183°E / 62.2583; 25.183
Country Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Jyväskylä sub-region
Charter 1868
Government
 • Municipal manager Eero Vainio
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 495.39 km2 (191.27 sq mi)
 • Land 456.38 km2 (176.21 sq mi)
 • Water 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi)
Area rank 233rd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 3,993
 • Rank 213th largest in Finland
 • Density 8.75/km2 (22.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 18.2%
 • 15 to 64 62%
 • 65 or older 19.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.petajavesi.fi

Petäjävesi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 3,993 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 495.39 square kilometres (191.27 sq mi) of which 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 99 lakes in Petäjävesi. The biggest lakes are Jämsänvesi-Petäjävesi, Ala-Kintaus and Ylä-Kintaus. Karikkoselkä is a lake in Petäjävesi, which is formed by a meteorite.[6] The population density is 8.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Petäjävesi Old Church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Karikkoselkä impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.

People born in Petäjävesi

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References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Petäjävesi (kunta)". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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