Hauho
| Hauho | |||
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| — Former municipality — | |||
| Hauhon kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°10′20″N 024°33′45″E / 61.17222°N 24.5625°ECoordinates: 61°10′20″N 024°33′45″E / 61.17222°N 24.5625°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Tavastia Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Hämeenlinna sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Consolidated | 2009 | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 443.37 km2 (171.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 354.53 km2 (136.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 88.84 km2 (34.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 3,934 | ||
| • Density | 11.1/km2 (28.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Hauho is a former municipality of Finland. It was situated in the province of Southern Finland and is today a part of the region of Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland).
Hauho was amalgamated with the municipality of Hämeenlinna on 1 January 2009. Prior to the amalgamation, Hauho – which was unilingually Finnish – had had a population of 3,934 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered an area of 443.13 square kilometres (171.09 sq mi) of which 86.42 square kilometres (33.37 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 11.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (29 /sq mi).
It has been calculated that Hauho lies at Finland's "population-centre", that is to say: the point in Finland closest on average to the place of residence of every inhabitant of the country.
Lakes Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä, and Ilmoilanselkä are located in Hauho.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2008.pdf. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/029EEED89C84611BC22575350052CE3A/$file/081231.html. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
[edit] External links
Media related to Hauho at Wikimedia Commons
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