Petäjävesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Petäjäveden kunta Petäjävesi kommun | |
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) Location of Petäjävesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 025°11′E / 62.2583°N 25.183°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Eero Vainio |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 495.41 km2 (191.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 456.38 km2 (176.21 sq mi) |
| • Water | 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 192nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,770 |
| • Rank | 201st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.26/km2 (21.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 62% |
| • 65 or older | 19.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| 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 3,770 (31 December 2020)[6] and covers an area of 495.41 square kilometres (191.28 sq mi) of which 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.26 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.4/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Keuruu, Multia and Uurainen.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The Petäjävesi Old Church is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Nature
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.[7]
The Karikkoselkä impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.
People
- Frans Lehtonen (1859–1920)
- Olavi Tupamäki (1944–)
- Jarmo Kytölehto (1961–)
Gallery
Petäjävesi Old Church interior
Petäjävesi New Church
Petäjävesi Old Church
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References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Joulukuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Petäjävesi (kunta)". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links
- Municipality of Petäjävesi – Official website, finnish, english