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Joroinen

Joroinen
JoroinenJorois
Municipality
Joroisten kunta
Jorois kommun
Joroinen church
Joroinen church
Coat of arms of Joroinen
Coat of arms
Location of Joroinen in Finland
Location of Joroinen in Finland
Coordinates: 62°11′N 027°50′E / 62.183°N 27.833°E / 62.183; 27.833Coordinates: 62°11′N 027°50′E / 62.183°N 27.833°E / 62.183; 27.833
Country  Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Pieksämäki sub-region
Charter 1631
Government
 • Municipality manager Joonas Hänninen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 575.13 km2 (222.06 sq mi)
 • Land 575.43 km2 (222.17 sq mi)
 • Water 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi)
Area rank 148th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 5,117
 • Rank 177th largest in Finland
 • Density 8.89/km2 (23.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.4%
 • Others 1.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 15.6%
 • 15 to 64 64.3%
 • 65 or older 20.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.25%
Website www.joroinen.fi

Joroinen (Swedish: Jorois) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 5,117 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 575.13 square kilometres (222.06 sq mi) of which 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.0/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Leppävirta, Pieksämäki, Rantasalmi and Varkaus.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Varkaus Airport is located in Joroinen.



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