Padasjoki

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Padasjoki
—  Municipality  —
Padasjoen kunta

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Location of Padasjoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°21′N 025°16.5′E / 61.35°N 25.275°E / 61.35; 25.275Coordinates: 61°21′N 025°16.5′E / 61.35°N 25.275°E / 61.35; 25.275
Country Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Lahti sub-region
Charter 1442
Municipality 1865
Government
 • Municipal manager Heikki Jaakkola
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 729.87 km2 (281.80 sq mi)
 • Land 523.19 km2 (202.00 sq mi)
 • Water 206.68 km2 (79.80 sq mi)
Area rank 169th largest in Finland
Population (2012-01-31)[2]
 • Total 3,358
 • Rank 235th largest in Finland
 • Density 6.42/km2 (16.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.3%
 • 15 to 64 58.2%
 • 65 or older 28.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.padasjoki.fi

Padasjoki is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 3,358 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 729.87 square kilometres (281.80 sq mi) of which 206.68 km2 (79.80 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.6 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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