Petäjävesi
| Petäjävesi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Petäjäveden kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 025°11′E / 62.2583°N 25.183°ECoordinates: 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 | Teppo Sirniö | |
| 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 (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,072 | |
| • Rank | 213th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 8.92/km2 (23.1/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 4,072 (31 January 2014)[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. 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 8.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.1 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The Petäjävesi Old Church is listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Karikkoselkä impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.
Gallery
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Petäjävesi Old Church interior
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Petäjävesi New Church
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Petäjävesi Old Church
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Petäjävesi (kunta)". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links
Media related to Petäjävesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Petäjävesi – Official website
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