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Petäjävesi

Municipality

Petäjäveden kunta
Petäjävesi kommun

Petäjävesi Old Church

Coat of arms

Location of Petäjävesi in Finland

Country

Finland

Region

Central Finland

Sub-region

Jyväskylä sub-region

Charter

1868

Area

(2018-01-01)

• Total

495.41 km² (191.28 sq mi)

• Land

456.42 km² (176.22 sq mi)

• Water

39.01 km² (15.06 sq mi)

Area rank

192nd largest in Finland

Population

(2023-12-31)

• Total

3,596

• Rank

203rd largest in Finland

• Density

7.88/km² (20.4/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Finnish

98.1% (official)

• Swedish

0.2%

• Others

1.7%

Population by age

• 0 to 14

18.9%

• 15 to 64

56.3%

• 65 or older

24.8%

Time zone

UTC+02:00 (EET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+03:00 (EEST)

Website

www.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 3,596 (31 December 2023) 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. The population density is 7.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.4/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.

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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.

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