Toivakka

Toivakka is a municipality of Finland.

Toivakka
Municipality
Toivakan kunta
Toivakka kommun
Toivakka Church
Coat of arms
Location of Toivakka in Finland
Coordinates: 62°06′N 026°05′E
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
Charter1910
Government
 • Municipal managerErkki Pyökkimies
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total413.94 km2 (159.82 sq mi)
 • Land361.50 km2 (139.58 sq mi)
 • Water52.44 km2 (20.25 sq mi)
 • Rank212th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,386
 • Rank243rd largest in Finland
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.5% (official)
 • Others0.5%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1418.7%
 • 15 to 6453.1%
 • 65 or older28.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21%
Websitewww.toivakka.fi

It is located in the Central Finland region, near Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 2,386 (31 December 2021)[6] and covers an area of 413.94 square kilometres (159.82 sq mi) of which 52.44 km2 (20.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (17/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joutsa, Jyväskylä, Kangasniemi, Laukaa and Muurame.

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

The largest forest tree and the deepest inland water point in Finland are both located in Toivakka.

Twinnings
  • Toivakka school
  • A library in Toivakka
  • Houses in Toivakka

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  7. "Sõprussuhted" (in Estonian). Kambja vald. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

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