Juuka

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Juuka
—  Municipality  —
Juuan kunta
Juuka Church

Coat of arms
Location of Juuka in Finland
Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.25°E / 63.2417; 29.25Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.25°E / 63.2417; 29.25
Country Finland
Region North Karelia
Sub-region Pielinen Karelia sub-region
Charter 1868
Government
 • Municipal manager Pekka Pietiäinen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,846.57 km2 (713 sq mi)
 • Land 1,501.79 km2 (579.8 sq mi)
 • Water 344.78 km2 (133.1 sq mi)
Area rank 50th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 5,570
 • Rank 178th largest in Finland
 • Density 3.71/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 1.8%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.8%
 • 15 to 64 61.6%
 • 65 or older 24.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.juuka.fi

Juuka (Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 5,570 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,846.57 square kilometres (712.96 sq mi) of which 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.6 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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