Janakkala




Municipality in Tavastia Proper, Finland










































































































Janakkala
Municipality
Janakkalan kunta

Church of Saint Lawrence in Janakkala
Church of Saint Lawrence in Janakkala


Coat of arms of Janakkala
Coat of arms

Location of Janakkala in Finland
Location of Janakkala in Finland

Coordinates: 60°55′N 024°39′E / 60.917°N 24.650°E / 60.917; 24.650Coordinates: 60°55′N 024°39′E / 60.917°N 24.650°E / 60.917; 24.650
Country
 Finland
Region Tavastia Proper
Sub-region Hämeenlinna sub-region
Charter 1866
Seat Turenki
Government
 • Municipality manager Pekka Harju
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 586.07 km2 (226.28 sq mi)
 • Land 547.44 km2 (211.37 sq mi)
 • Water 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi)
Area rank
156th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 16,487
 • Rank
69th largest in Finland
 • Density 30.12/km2 (78.0/sq mi)

Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish
7,001,982,000,000,000,000♠98.2% (official)
 • Swedish
6,999,400,000,000,000,000♠0.4%
 • Others
7,000,130,000,000,000,000♠1.3%

Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14
7,001,190,000,000,000,000♠19%
 • 15 to 64
7,001,636,000,000,000,000♠63.6%
 • 65 or older
7,001,174,009,999,900,000♠17.4%
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]
 19.5%
Website www.janakkala.fi

Janakkala is a municipality of Finland. Its administrative centre is in Turenki, which is often erroneously shown on maps as being "Janakkala".


It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Tavastia Proper region. To the south, Janakkala shares a boundary with Riihimäki, the Northern neighbour being Hämeenlinna. The municipality has a population of 16,487 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 586.07 square kilometres (226.28 sq mi) of which 38.63 km2 (14.92 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 30.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (78.0/sq mi). In Janakkala the rate of unemployment is 9.7% and the rate of municipal taxes is 19.5%.[5]


A paper mill is located in Tervakoski.


Sites of particular interest include the Hakoinen fortress hill and manor house, the latter being privately owned; the mediaeval stone church of St Lauri (Lawrence); the Torpparimuseo (authentic wooden village buildings and windmill); and numerous Bronze Age sacrifice stones, all in Janakkala village.


The birth place of an internationally known actress Ida Aalberg (1857-1915) is located in Leppäkoski village in Janakkala.


The municipality is unilingually Finnish.



References





  1. ^ ab "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.


  3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.


  4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.


  5. ^ ab "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.




External links


Media related to Janakkala at Wikimedia Commons



  • Municipality of Janakkala – Official website (in Finnish)










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