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Luhanka

Luhanka
Luhango
Municipality
Luhangan kunta
Coat of arms of Luhanka
Coat of arms
Location of Luhanka in Finland
Location of Luhanka in Finland
Coordinates: 61°48′N 025°42′E / 61.800°N 25.700°E / 61.800; 25.700Coordinates: 61°48′N 025°42′E / 61.800°N 25.700°E / 61.800; 25.700
Country  Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Joutsa sub-region
Charter 1864
Government
 • Municipal manager Reijo Urtti
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 214.53 km2 (82.83 sq mi)
 • Land 214.52 km2 (82.83 sq mi)
 • Water 98.73 km2 (38.12 sq mi)
Area rank 256th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 764
 • Rank 305th largest in Finland
 • Density 3.56/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.6% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 10.3%
 • 15 to 64 53.8%
 • 65 or older 36%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19%
Website www.luhanka.fi

Luhanka is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 764 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 214.53 square kilometres (82.83 sq mi) of which 98.73 km2 (38.12 sq mi) is water.

The population density is 3.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.2/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also been known as "Luhango" in Swedish documents. Neighboring municipalities are Hartola, Joutsa, Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Kuhmoinen and Sysmä.

There are many summertime cottages in Luhanka.

There are all together 61 lakes in Luhanka. Biggest lakes in Luhanka are Päijänne, Tammijärvi-Hauha and Jutilanjärvi.

Lake Tammijärvi

Hopeasalmi, Lake Päijänne



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