Jokioinen
Jockis | |
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Municipality | |
Jokioisten kunta Jockis kommun | |
Coordinates: 60°48′N 023°29′E / 60.800°N 23.483°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Tavastia Proper |
Sub-region | Forssa sub-region |
Charter | 1873 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Jukka Matilainen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 181.94 km2 (70.25 sq mi) |
• Land | 180.42 km2 (69.66 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
• Rank | 270th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,879 |
• Rank | 169th largest in Finland |
• Density | 27.04/km2 (70.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.4% |
• Others | 3.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.7% |
• 15 to 64 | 58.2% |
• 65 or older | 27.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Climate | Dfc |
Website | www.jokioinen.fi |
Jokioinen (Swedish: Jockis) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Tavastia Proper region. The municipality has a population of 4,879 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 181.94 square kilometres (70.25 sq mi) of which 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 27.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (70.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A notable tourist attraction in the region is the Jokioinen Museum Railway.[citation needed]