Juupajoki facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Juupajoki
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Municipality
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| Juupajoen kunta Juupajoki kommun |
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Kallenaution kievari, a café museum in Juupajoki
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Location of Juupajoki in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1913 | |
| Seat | Korkeakoski | |
| Area
(2018-01-01)
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| • Total | 274.95 km2 (106.16 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 258.49 km2 (99.80 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 242nd largest in Finland | |
| Population
(2023-12-31)
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| • Total | 1,708 | |
| • Rank | 272nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 6.61/km2 (17.1/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1.7% | |
| 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 | |
Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 1,708 (31 December 2023), 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. The population density is 6.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.1/sq mi). Korkeakoski is the administrative center of the municipality.
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), writer
- Jaakko Syrjä (1926–2022), writer
Gallery
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Borough hall of Juupajoki
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Korkeakoski's old shoe factory at Juupajoki
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Korkeakoski River
See also
In Spanish: Juupajoki para niños
