Laukaa
Laukaa (Finnish: [ˈlɑu̯kɑː]; Swedish: Laukas) is a municipality of Finland. It is located next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 18,750 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 825.59 square kilometres (318.76 sq mi) of which 177.09 km2 (68.37 sq mi) is water. The population density is 28.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (74.9/sq mi).
Laukaa
Laukas | |
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Municipality | |
| Laukaan kunta Laukas kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Laukaa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°25′N 025°57′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| Charter | 1593 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Linda Leinonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 825.59 km2 (318.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 648.51 km2 (250.39 sq mi) |
| • Water | 177.09 km2 (68.37 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 133rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 18,750 |
| • Rank | 63rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 28.91/km2 (74.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 22.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.3% |
| • 65 or older | 20.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The subject of the Laukaa's coat of arms refers to the municipality's abundant coniferous forests and Laukaa's location in the heart of Finland. The explanation of the coat of arms is "a red heart in a silver field, from which grows a three-pronged green conifer." The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and approved by the Laukaa Municipal Council at its meeting on June 6, 1955. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the use of the coat of arms on September 5 of the same year.