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Juva

Coordinates: 61°54′N 027°51′E / 61.900°N 27.850°E / 61.900; 27.850
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This article is about the municipality. For the surname, see Juva (surname).
Juva
Municipality
Juvan kunta
Juva kommun
Juva Church
Juva Church
Coat of arms of Juva
Coat of arms
Location of Juva in Finland
Location of Juva in Finland
Coordinates: 61°54′N 027°51′E / 61.900°N 27.850°E / 61.900; 27.850
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Savonia
Sub-regionPieksämäki sub-region
Parish1442-01-19
Municipality1868
Government
 • Municipal managerMervi Simoska
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,345.69 km2 (519.57 sq mi)
 • Land1,163.37 km2 (449.18 sq mi)
 • Water182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi)
 • Rank62nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total5,706
 • Rank158th largest in Finland
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish95.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others3.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1411.4%
 • 15 to 6452.1%
 • 65 or older36.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.juva.fi

Juva (Swedish: Juva, also Jockas) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region some 270 kilometres (170 mi) North-East of Helsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known. At the time, it was only the second parish in Eastern Finland, and later, several other parishes were separated from it, such as Sääminki, (present-day Savonlinna), Kuopio, Pieksämäki and Joroinen. Secular municipal administration was established in 1868.[6]

The municipality has a population of 5,706 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,345.69 square kilometres (519.57 sq mi) of which 182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi). It is mainly an agricultural community, but possesses also some industries, notably WS Bookwell, a major printing press in Finland.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Lake Jukajärvi is located in Juva municipality.

Culture

Juva is known to be the place of origin of the industrial metal band Ruoska.

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ Niiranen, Esko (17 September 2007). "Pitkä historia" (in Finnish). Municipality of Juva. Retrieved 7 April 2009.

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