Jämsä
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| Jämsä | |||
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| Jämsän kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°52′N 025°11′E / 61.867°N 25.183°ECoordinates: 61°52′N 025°11′E / 61.867°N 25.183°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Central Finland | ||
| Sub-region | Jämsä sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1866 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Tapani Mattila | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,824.12 km2 (704.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,571.44 km2 (606.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 252.68 km2 (97.6 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 50th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 23,164 | ||
| - Density | 14.74/km2 (38.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 43rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.8% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 1.1% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 15.9% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 62.7% | ||
| - 65 or older | 21.4% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.jamsa.fi | ||
Jämsä is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 23,164 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,824.12 square kilometres (704.30 sq mi) of which 252.68 km2 (97.56 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.2 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Kuorevesi was consolidated with Jämsä in 2001. The municipality of Längelmäki was partly consolidated with Jämsä in 2007. The municipality of Jämsänkoski was consolidated with Jämsä in the beginning of 2009.
It is the center of Finnish aeronautics industry – the aircraft factory and aeronautical engineering offices of Patria and the Test flight center of Finnish Air Force are located at Halli Airport in Jämsä.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. 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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Jämsä at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Jämsä – Official website
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