Petäjävesi

Petäjävesi
Municipality
Petäjäveden kunta
Petäjävesi kommun
Petäjävesi Old Church
Petäjävesi Old Church
Coat of arms of Petäjävesi
Coat of arms
Location of Petäjävesi in Finland
Location of Petäjävesi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 025°11′E / 62.2583°N 25.183°E / 62.2583; 25.183
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
Charter1868
Government
 • Municipal managerEero Vainio
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
495.41 km2 (191.28 sq mi)
 • Land456.42 km2 (176.22 sq mi)
 • Water39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi)
 • Rank192nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
3,566
 • Rank203rd largest in Finland
 • Density7.81/km2 (20.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others1.7%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1418.9%
 • 15 to 6456.3%
 • 65 or older24.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.petajavesi.fi

Petäjävesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpetæjæˌʋesi]; lit. "pine water") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to the city of Jyväskylä, and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 3,566 (31 October 2024)[6] and covers an area of 495.41 square kilometres (191.28 sq mi) of which 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi), or almost 8%, is water.[1] The population density is 7.81 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.2/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Keuruu, Multia and Uurainen.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Petäjävesi Old Church, was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 for its testimony to Nordic church architecture.[7]

Nature

There are all together 99 lakes in Petäjävesi. The biggest lakes are Jämsänvesi-Petäjävesi, Ala-Kintaus and Ylä-Kintaus. Karikkoselkä is a lake in Petäjävesi, which is formed by a meteorite.[8]

The Karikkoselkä impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.

Notable people

  • Petäjävesi Old Church interior
    Petäjävesi Old Church interior
  • Petäjävesi New Church
    Petäjävesi New Church
  • Petäjävesi Old Church
    Petäjävesi Old Church

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  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. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "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]
  7. ^ "Petäjävesi Old Church". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Petäjävesi (kunta)". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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