Tuusula
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| Tuusulan kunta | ||
The wooden church of Tuusula
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 Location of Tuusula in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 60°24′N 025°02′E / 60.400°N 25.033°ECoordinates: 60°24′N 025°02′E / 60.400°N 25.033°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Uusimaa | |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region | |
| Founded | 1643 | |
| Seat | Hyrylä | |
| Villages | Jokela, Kellokoski | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Hannu Joensivu | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 219.50 km2 (84.75 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 219.51 km2 (84.75 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 254th largest in Finland | |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 38,564 | |
| • Rank | 29th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 175.68/km2 (455.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 96.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 1.7% | |
| • Others | 1.8% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 22.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 67.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 10.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 04301 | |
| Municipal tax rate | 18.25% | |
| Urbanisation | 93.4% | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www |
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Tuusula (Finnish pronunciation: [tuːsulɑ]; Swedish: Tusby, [ˈtʉːsbyː]) is a municipality of Finland. It belongs to the Helsinki sub-region of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 38,564 (31 March 2016).
Tuusula, lying on the shores of Tuusulanjärvi lake, is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. It covers an area of 219.50 square kilometres (84.75 sq mi) of which 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) is water. The population density is 175.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (455.0/sq mi).
Tuusula has three population centres. The administrative centre is Hyrylä (about 19,500 residents), other two are Jokela (5,300 residents) and Kellokoski (4,300 residents). The remaining 4,400 residents are distributed to the rural areas outside of municipal centres.
The neighbouring communes are Vantaa to the south, Nurmijärvi to the west, Hyvinkää to the north, Mäntsälä and Järvenpää to the north east, and Sipoo and Kerava to the east.
The area in what is now Tuusula was located in the larger municipality of Sipoo. In 1643, it became a separate parish in the municipality, and in 1653, it became a separate municipality. Tuusula's boundaries have not always remained the same: in 1924 the municipality of Kerava split from here; in 1950 the municipality of Korso was split between Tuusula, Kerava, and Sipoo; and in 1951 the municipality of Järvenpää split from here.
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