Petäjävesi | |
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Municipality | |
Petäjäveden kunta Petäjävesi kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 025°11′E / 62.2583°N 25.183°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Central Finland |
Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
Charter | 1868 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Eero Vainio |
Area (2018-01-01)
[1] | |
• Total | 495.41 km2 (191.28 sq mi) |
• Land | 456.42 km2 (176.22 sq mi) |
• Water | 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi) |
• Rank | 192nd largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)
[2] | |
• Total | 3,593 |
• Rank | 203rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 7.87/km2 (20.4/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.5% |
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 3,593 (31 December 2023) [6] and covers an area of 495.41 square kilometres (191.28 sq mi) of which 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi) is water. [1] The population density is 7.87 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. [7]
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. [8]
The Karikkoselkä impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.