Juuka
Juga | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Juuan kunta Juga kommun | |
 Juuka Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Juuka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Markus Hirvonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,846.58 km2 (712.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,501.7 km2 (579.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 43rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,188 |
| • Rank | 186th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.79/km2 (7.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.6% |
| • 65 or older | 37.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.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 4,188 (31 August 2024)[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 2.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.