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Toivakka

Toivakka
Municipality
Toivakan kunta
Toivakka Church
Toivakka Church
Coat of arms of Toivakka
Coat of arms
Location of Toivakka in Finland
Location of Toivakka in Finland
Coordinates: 62°06′N 026°05′E / 62.100°N 26.083°E / 62.100; 26.083Coordinates: 62°06′N 026°05′E / 62.100°N 26.083°E / 62.100; 26.083
Country  Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Jyväskylä sub-region
Charter 1910
Government
 • Municipal manager Erkki Pyökkimies
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 361.45 km2 (139.56 sq mi)
 • Land 361.50 km2 (139.58 sq mi)
 • Water 52.44 km2 (20.25 sq mi)
Area rank 212th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 2,414
 • Rank 247th largest in Finland
 • Density 6.68/km2 (17.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.5% (official)
 • Others 0.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 16.3%
 • 15 to 64 63%
 • 65 or older 20.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 20.5%
Website www.toivakka.fi

Toivakka is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland, near Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,414 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 361.45 square kilometres (139.56 sq mi) of which 52.44 km2 (20.25 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.3/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joutsa, Jyväskylä, Kangasniemi, Laukaa and Muurame.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

There are altogether 82 lakes in Toivakka. The biggest lakes are Päijänne, Maunonen and Palosenjärvi.


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