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 | ![]() |
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 | 456.42 km2 (176.22 sq mi) |
• Water | 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi) |
• Rank | 192nd largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,596 |
• Rank | 203rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 7.88/km2 (20.4/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 1.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 18.9% |
• 15 to 64 | 56.3% |
• 65 or older | 24.8% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.petajavesi.fi |
Petäjävesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpetæjæˌʋesi]; lit. "pine water") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to the city of Jyväskylä, and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 3,596 (31 December 2023)[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 7.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.4/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Keuruu, Multia and Uurainen.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The Petäjävesi Old Church, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 for its testimony to Nordic church architecture.[7]
Nature
[edit]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.[8]
The Karikkoselkä impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.
Notable people
[edit]- Mika Aaltola (1969–)
- Jarmo Kytölehto (1961–)
- Frans Lehtonen (1859–1920)
- Olavi Tupamäki (1944–)
Gallery
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Petäjävesi Old Church interior
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Petäjävesi New Church
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Petäjävesi Old Church
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Petäjävesi Old Church". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Petäjävesi (kunta)". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links
[edit]- Municipality of Petäjävesi – Official website, finnish, english