Juuka

Juuka
Juga
Municipality
Juuan kunta
Juga kommun
Juuka Church
Juuka Church
Coat of arms of Juuka
Location of Juuka in Finland
Location of Juuka in Finland
Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°E / 63.2417; 29.250
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionPielinen Karelia sub-region
Charter1868
Government
 • Municipal managerMarkus Hirvonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,846.58 km2 (712.97 sq mi)
 • Land1,501.7 km2 (579.8 sq mi)
 • Water344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi)
 • Rank43rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,259
 • Rank186th largest in Finland
 • Density2.84/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.8% (official)
 • Others3.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 149.7%
 • 15 to 6452.6%
 • 65 or older37.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.juuka.fi

Juuka (Finnish: [ˈjuːkɑ]; Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,259 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,846.58 square kilometres (712.97 sq mi) of which 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.4/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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