Juuka
Juga | |
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Municipality | |
Juuan kunta Juga kommun | |
![]() Juuka Church | |
![]() Location of Juuka in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,259 |
• Rank | 186th largest in Finland |
• Density | 2.84/km2 (7.4/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 4,259 (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.