Jaala

Jaala is a former municipality of Finland.

Jaala
Former municipality
Jaalan kunta Jaala kommun
Jaala Church
Coat of arms
Jaala Location in Finland
Coordinates: 61°3′0″N 26°28′55″E
Country	Finland
Province	Southern Finland
Region	Kymenlaakso
Area
• Total	217.40 sq mi (563.06 km2)
• Water	50.15 sq mi (129.89 km2)
Population  (2003)
• Total	1,906
Climate	Dfc

It is located in the province^{[citation needed]} of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region.^[1] The municipality had a population of 1,906 (2003) and covered an area of 563.06 km² of which 129.89 km² was water. The population density was 3.4 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

In 2009, the six municipalities of Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala were consolidated to form a new municipality named Kouvola, which, with a population of over 80,000, became the tenth largest city in Finland.

People born in Jaala

• Valto Koski (1939 – )
• Ville Iiskola (1985 – )

See also

• Vuolenkoski