Toivakka | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Toivakan kunta Toivakka kommun | |
 Toivakka Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Toivakka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°06′N 026°05′E / 62.100°N 26.083°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| Charter | 1910 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Erkki Pyökkimies |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 413.94 km2 (159.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 361.46 km2 (139.56 sq mi) |
| • Water | 52.44 km2 (20.25 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 212th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,361 |
| • Rank | 241st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.53/km2 (16.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.1% |
| • 65 or older | 28.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Toivakka is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, near Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 2,361 (31 October 2024)[6] and covers an area of 413.94 square kilometres (159.82 sq mi) of which 52.44 km2 (20.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The sower pictured in the coat of arms of Toivakka refers to agriculture but also to hope for the future. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and was confirmed for use on April 23, 1957.[7]
- ^ 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. ISBN 951-773-085-3.