Hankasalmi
Municipality in Central Finland, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hankasalmi is a municipality of Finland.
Hankasalmi | |
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Municipality | |
Hankasalmen kunta Hankasalmi kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°23′N 026°26′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Central Finland |
Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
Charter | 1872 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Matti Mäkinen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 687.75 km2 (265.54 sq mi) |
• Land | 571.7 km2 (220.7 sq mi) |
• Water | 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) |
• Rank | 149th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,549 |
• Rank | 180th largest in Finland |
• Density | 7.96/km2 (20.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.3% |
• Others | 2.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
• 15 to 64 | 53.4% |
• 65 or older | 32.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | hankasalmi |
It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,549 (31 December 2023)[4] and covers an area of 687.75 square kilometres (265.54 sq mi) of which 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Hankasalmi is the only authentic rural municipality in Jyväskylä, that offers its inhabitants and guests a wide range of opportunities in the housing, work and leisure sectors. Comprehensive services and good transport links by highway and rail ensure smooth handling.[peacock prose] Hankasalmi has several elementary schools, a high school, and a high school where you can take part in high-level navigation training.