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Joutsa is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. Jyväskylä is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of the Joutsa municipality.

Joutsa
Municipality
Joutsan kunta
Joutsa kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Joutsa in Finland
Coordinates: 61°44.5′N 026°07′E
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJoutsa sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerHarri Nissinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,066.42 km2 (411.75 sq mi)
 • Land867.17 km2 (334.82 sq mi)
 • Water199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi)
 • Rank89th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,264
 • Rank189th largest in Finland
 • Density4.92/km2 (12.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1410.5%
 • 15 to 6450.3%
 • 65 or older39.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21%
Websitewww.joutsa.fi

The municipality has a population of 4,264 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,066.42 square kilometres (411.75 sq mi) of which 199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Leivonmäki was consolidated with Joutsa on January 1, 2008.

Sahti culture in Joutsa is known by Joutsan sahti.


Geography


Forest at Leivonmäki
Forest at Leivonmäki

Neighbouring municipalities: Hartola, Hirvensalmi, Jyväskylä, Kangasniemi, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Toivakka.

There are all together 192 lakes in Joutsa. The biggest lakes are Puula, Suontee and Jääsjärvi.[6]

Leivonmäki National Park is located in Joutsa. At area is swamps, beaches and forest in esker.


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Media


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Twinnings



References


  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "Joutsa". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. "Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland in Estonia. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  8. "Ystävyyskunnat" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]


Media related to Joutsa at Wikimedia Commons


На других языках

[de] Joutsa

Joutsa ist eine Gemeinde in Mittelfinnland mit 4297 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020).
- [en] Joutsa

[ru] Йоутса

Йоутса (фин. Joutsa) — курортный город в центральном регионе Финляндии с населением в 5200 человек. Расположен в 70 км юго-восточнее Ювяскюля.


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