Juupajoki
Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,715 (26 October 2023),[2] which makes it the smallest municipality in Pirkanmaa in terms of population. It covers an area of 274.95 square kilometres (106.16 sq mi) of which 16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.2/sq mi). Korkeakoski is the administrative center of the municipality.[5]
Juupajoki | |
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Municipality | |
Juupajoen kunta Juupajoki kommun | |
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Coordinates: 61°47.8′N 024°22.2′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region |
Charter | 1913 |
Seat | Korkeakoski |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Veli Tirilä |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 274.95 km2 (106.16 sq mi) |
• Land | 258.48 km2 (99.80 sq mi) |
• Water | 16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi) |
• Rank | 242nd largest in Finland |
Population (2023-10-26)[2] | |
• Total | 1,715 |
• Rank | 271st largest in Finland |
• Density | 6.63/km2 (17.2/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.6% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 1.2% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.6% |
• 15 to 64 | 53.9% |
• 65 or older | 32.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.juupajoki.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi and Ruovesi. The city of Tampere is located 56 kilometres (35 mi) southwest of Juupajoki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People
- Kauko Helovirta (1924–1997)
- Jaakko Syrjä (1926–2022)
Gallery
- Borough hall of Juupajoki
- Korkeakoski's old shoe factory at Juupajoki
- Korkeakoski River
See also
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
- "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- "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.
- Juupajoen kylät (in Finnish)
External links
Media related to Juupajoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Juupajoki – Official website (in Finnish)
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