Laukaa
Laukas | |
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Municipality | |
Laukaan kunta | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Central Finland |
Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
Charter | 1593 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Esko Koliseva |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 825.59 km2 (318.76 sq mi) |
• Land | 648.53 km2 (250.40 sq mi) |
• Water | 177.09 km2 (68.37 sq mi) |
• Rank | 133rd largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 18,899 |
• Rank | 64th largest in Finland |
• Density | 29.14/km2 (75.5/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 0.7% |
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) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
Website | www.laukaa.fi |
Laukaa (Swedish: Laukas) is a municipality in Finland. About 18,573 people live there. Nearby municipalities include Hankasalmi, Jyväskylä, Konnevesi, Toivakka, Uurainen and Äänekoski.
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