Laukaa
Laukas | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Laukaan kunta Laukas kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Laukaa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°25′N 025°57′E / 62.417°N 25.950°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| Charter | 1593 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Linda Leinonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 825.59 km2 (318.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 648.51 km2 (250.39 sq mi) |
| • Water | 177.09 km2 (68.37 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 133rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 18,869 |
| • Rank | 63rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 29.1/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 22.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.3% |
| • 65 or older | 20.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Laukaa (Finnish: [ˈlɑu̯kɑː]; Swedish: Laukas) is a municipality of Finland. It is located next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 18,869 (31 October 2024)[6] and covers an area of 825.59 square kilometres (318.76 sq mi) of which 177.09 km2 (68.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 29.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (75/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The subject of the Laukaa's coat of arms refers to the municipality's abundant coniferous forests and Laukaa's location in the heart of Finland. The explanation of the coat of arms is "a red heart in a silver field, from which grows a three-pronged green conifer." The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and approved by the Laukaa Municipal Council at its meeting on June 6, 1955. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the use of the coat of arms on September 5 of the same year.[7][8]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 145. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat 1949-1995 I:10 Laukaa". Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto (in Finnish). Retrieved March 25, 2021.