Juankoski
| Juankoski | |||
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| Juankosken kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 63°04′N 028°20′E / 63.067°N 28.333°ECoordinates: 63°04′N 028°20′E / 63.067°N 28.333°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Northeastern Savonia sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1925 | ||
| Town privileges | 1998 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Petri Kangasperko | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 586.29 km2 (226.37 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 465.31 km2 (179.66 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 120.98 km2 (46.71 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 199th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 5,145 | ||
| • Rank | 185th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 11.06/km2 (28.6/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | ||
| • Others | 1.2% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% | ||
| • 65 or older | 21.9% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | ||
| Website | www.juankoski.fi | ||
Juankoski (Swedish: Strömsdal) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of 5,145 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 586.29 square kilometres (226.37 sq mi) of which 120.98 km2 (46.71 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.6 /sq mi). Juankoski became a town in 1998.
Juan's neighboring municipalities are Juuka,Kuopio,Rautavaara and Tuusniemi.
Villages Akonvesi, Hipanlahti, Jouhten kind (Jouhten kind), Muuruvesi (village), Säyneinen (village), Vehkalahti, Västinniemi and the road is Akonpohja,which is located in address 73500
Eija Ahvo, musician Kaj Chydenius, musician Hanna-Kaisa Heikkinen, MP Jaakko Kolmonen, TV chef Anemone Kekäläinen, opera singer Jori Sivonen, pop composer Rauno Kettunen, former MP Timi Lexikon, rap / hip-hop artist (Muuruvesi) Joonas Hämäläinen, Finlands 1st MASTERCHEF
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kaj Chydenius, a Finnish composer, and Juice Leskinen, a Finnish singer–songwriter, were born in Juankoski.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Juankoski at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Juankoski – Official website
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