Juupajoki
Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,759 (28 February 2023),[2] which makes it the smallest municipality in Pirkanmaa in terms of population. It covers an area of 274.95 square kilometres (106.16 sq mi) of which 16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.6/sq mi). Korkeakoski is the administrative center of the municipality.[5]
Juupajoki | |
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Municipality | |
| Juupajoen kunta Juupajoki kommun | |
 Kallenaution kievari, a café museum in Juupajoki | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Juupajoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°47.8′N 024°22.2′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region |
| Charter | 1913 |
| Seat | Korkeakoski |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Veli Tirilä |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 274.95 km2 (106.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 258.48 km2 (99.80 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 242nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,759 |
| • Rank | 272nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.81/km2 (17.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
| • Others | 0.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.9% |
| • 65 or older | 32.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.juupajoki.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi and Ruovesi. The city of Tampere is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) southwest of Juupajoki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People
- Kauko Helovirta (1924–1997)
- Jaakko Syrjä (1926–2022)
Gallery
Borough hall of Juupajoki
Korkeakoski's old shoe factory at Juupajoki
Korkeakoski River
See also
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- Juupajoen kylät (in Finnish)
External links
Media related to Juupajoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Juupajoki – Official website (in Finnish)
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