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Luhanka

Coordinates: 61°48′N 025°42′E / 61.800°N 25.700°E / 61.800; 25.700
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For the river, see Luhan (river).
Luhanka
Municipality
Luhangan kunta
Luhanka kommun
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; 25.700
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJoutsa sub-region
Charter1864
Government
 • Municipal managerReijo Urtti
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
313.25 km2 (120.95 sq mi)
 • Land214.5 km2 (82.8 sq mi)
 • Water98.73 km2 (38.12 sq mi)
 • Rank256th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
703
 • Rank300th largest in Finland
 • Density3.28/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish99.1% (official)
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 148.4%
 • 15 to 6449.9%
 • 65 or older41.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.luhanka.fi

Luhanka (Swedish: Luhanka, also Luhango) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 703 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 313.25 square kilometres (120.95 sq mi) of which 98.73 km2 (38.12 sq mi) is water.[1]

The population density is 3.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi). There are also many summertime cottages in Luhanka.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also been known as "Luhango" in Swedish documents.[5]

Mimicking the badger in the coat of arms of Luhanka, the permanent residents include the official animal mascot of the municipality, Sisu the Badger (Sisu-mäyrä).[6]

Geography

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Hopeasalmi, Lake Päijänne

Neighboring municipalities are Hartola, Joutsa, Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Kuhmoinen and Sysmä.

There are all together 61 lakes in Luhanka. Biggest lakes in Luhanka are Päijänne, Tammijärvi-Hauha and Jutilanjärvi.[7]

History

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Luhanka was first mentioned as a village within the Sysmä parish in 1462. The village gets its name from the lake Luhankjärvi or Luhankajärvi, the name of which comes from the word luha, a variant of luhta, a word which refers to a type of swamp. -nka is a derivational suffix, which is also found in other place names such as Puolanka and Maaninka.

It was granted a chapel in 1767 and became a separate parish in 1864. Due to the small population of the municipality, the parish of Luhanka became subordinate to the parish of Joutsa in 2006.[8][9]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Svenska ortnamn i Finland" (in Swedish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  6. ^ Mäyrä-maskotti sai nimen (in Finnish)
  7. ^ "Luhanka". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 244. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Luhangan seurakunta". joutsanseurakunta.filanguage=fi. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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