Laukaa
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Laukaa Laukas |
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| Laukaan kunta | ||
Leppävesi is one of many lakes in Laukaa.
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 Location of Laukaa in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°25′N 025°57′E / 62.417°N 25.950°ECoordinates: 62°25′N 025°57′E / 62.417°N 25.950°E | ||
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 Finland
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region | |
| Charter | 1593 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jaakko Kiiskilä | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 648.40 km2 (250.35 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 648.53 km2 (250.40 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 177.09 km2 (68.37 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 133rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 18,826 | |
| • Rank | 64th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 29.03/km2 (75.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 21.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 14.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
| Website | www.laukaa.fi | |
Laukaa (Swedish: Laukas) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 18,826 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 648.40 square kilometres (250.35 sq mi) of which 177.09 km2 (68.37 sq mi) is water. There are all together 129 lakes in Laukaa. Biggest lakes in Laukaa are Lievestuoreenjärvi, Kuusvesi, Leppävesi and Lake Uurainen. The population density is 29.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (75.2/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Jyväskylä, Konnevesi, Toivakka, Uurainen and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lankamaa, Leinola, Leppävesi, Lievestuore, Metsolahti, Saarilampi, Simuna, Tervatehdas, Tiituspohja, Vehniä, Vihtasilta, Vihtavuori and Äijälä.
Saraakallio, the largest Stone Age rock painting site of Fennoscandia is located in Laukaa. The paintings consists of over 100 figures. The oldest paintings are about 6 600 years old. The most common themes in Saraakallio paintings are deer, human, and boat figures. Saraakallio rock paintings are made by using red paint, which is made of hematite-containing soil mixed presumably with blood, urea and eggs.
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