Kuokkala, Jyväskylä
Kuokkala is a ward of Jyväskylä, Finland. It contains six districts: Ristonmaa, Kuokkala, Kuokkalanpelto, Ristikivi, Nenäinniemi and Hämeenlahti. As of July 2012, 17,270 people live in Kuokkala.
Kuokkala | |
|---|---|
Ward of Jyväskylä | |
Kuokkala Bridge connects the district to the downtown | |
| Country | Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| City | Jyväskylä |
| Ward | Kuokkala |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,200 ha (3,000 acres) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 17,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 40520 JYVÄSKYLÄ |
The Kuokkala ward is separated from the Jyväskylä city centre by the Lake Jyväsjärvi and is joined to Lutakko by the Kuokkala Bridge. Additionally, it is delimited by the National road 9 on the west, lake Päijänne on the east and the south, and the Äijälänsalmi strait between the two lakes.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.