Juuka
| Juuka | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Juuan kunta | ||
Juuka Church
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 Location of Juuka in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°ECoordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Pekka Pietiäinen | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 1,501.70 km2 (579.81 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,501.79 km2 (579.84 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 43rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 5,022 | |
| • Rank | 179th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.34/km2 (8.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.8% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.juuka.fi | |
Juuka (Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 5,022 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,501.70 square kilometres (579.81 sq mi) of which 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Lieksa, Nurmes, Polvijärvi and Rautavaara.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Literally juuka means that kind of lake where is a river that flows through a lake.
River Vaikkojoki (more than 60 km) goes from Lake Vaikkojärvi to Lake Rikkavesi, which is in Kaavi.
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