Kuhmoinen (Swedish: Kuhmois)[6] is a municipality of Finland, in Pirkanmaa region, but until 2021, it was part of the Central Finland region.[7] The municipality is home to 2157 inhabitants.
Kuhmoinen
Kuhmois | |
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Municipality | |
Kuhmoisten kunta Kuhmois kommun | |
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![]() Location of Kuhmoinen in Finland | |
Coordinates: 61°34′N 025°11′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Pirkanmaa |
Sub-region | Tampere sub-region |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Anne Heusala |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 936.68 km2 (361.65 sq mi) |
• Land | 660.94 km2 (255.19 sq mi) |
• Water | 275.74 km2 (106.46 sq mi) |
• Rank | 129th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,157 |
• Rank | 252nd largest in Finland |
• Density | 3.26/km2 (8.4/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 0.8% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 8.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 48% |
• 65 or older | 43.9% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.75% |
Website | www.kuhmoinen.fi |
Neighbour municipalities are Jämsä, Kangasala, Luhanka, Orivesi, Padasjoki and Sysmä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
There are all together even 316 lakes in Kuhmoinen. Kuhmoinen lies on the west coast of Lake Päijänne. Biggest lakes in Kuhmoinen after Päijänne are Vehkajärvi and Isojärvi.[8]
Isojärvi National Park resides in Kuhmoinen on the south side of Lake Isojärvi.
Kuhmoinen was established in the medieval times. It was first mentioned in 1483 as Kuchmois. At the time, it was a part of the Padasjoki parish and a center of a fourth (neljänneskunta) within the parish.[9]
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