Juuka
Juuka (Finnish: [ˈjuːkɑ]; Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,258 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,846.58 square kilometres (712.97 sq mi) of which 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.4/sq mi).
Juuka
Juga | |
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Municipality | |
| Juuan kunta Juga kommun | |
Juuka Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Juuka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Markus Hirvonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,846.58 km2 (712.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,501.7 km2 (579.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 43rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 4,258 |
| • Rank | 186th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.84/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.4% (official) |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.6% |
| • 65 or older | 37.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.juuka.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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