Joroinen is a municipality in the North Savo region of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia sub-region. The municipality has a population of approximately 4,626 people and covers an area of 982 square kilometers.
Joroinen
Jorois | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Joroisten kunta Jorois kommun | |
 Joroinen church | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Paris of the Savonia[2] | |
 Location of Joroinen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°11′N 027°50′E / 62.183°N 27.833°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Savo[1] |
| Sub-region | Varkaus |
| Charter | 1631 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Joonas Hänninen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 711.76 km2 (274.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 574.89 km2 (221.97 sq mi) |
| • Water | 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 148th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[4] | |
• Total | 4,571 |
| • Rank | 178th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.95/km2 (20.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 5.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.5% |
| • 65 or older | 31.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Some villages
edit- Joroisniemi
- Järvikylä
- Kaitainen
- Katajamäki
- Katisenlahti
- Kerisalo
- Kerisalonsaari
- Kiekka
- Kotkatlahti
- Kurkela
- Kuvansi
- Koskenkylä
- Lahnalahti
- Maavesi
- Montola
- Ruokojärvi
- Ruokoniemi
- Savuniemi
- Tahkoranta
Historic manor houses of the area
editSource:[8]
- Frugård
- Hoviniemi
- Joroisniemi, Braseborg
- Juhanala
- Järvikylä
- Karhulahti
- Korhola
- Koskenhovi
- Kotkanhovi
- Paajala, Örnevik
- Pasala
- Puomila
- Räisälänranta
- Stendal
- Torstila
- Tuomaala
- Virrantalo
- Vättilä
International relations
editTwin towns — sister cities
editJoroinen is twinned with:
Ülenurme, Estonia
References
edit- ^ "Government decided on division into regions". Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
- ^ Nykänen, Helmi. "Joroisissa on itsetunto kohdillaan: "Savon Pariisi on aika korskean komea titteli omittavaksi"". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish).
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Herrasväen asuinpaikat - Eteläsavon kartanot ja kartanoiksi kutsutut". kirjasto.mikkeli.fi.
External links
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Media related to Joroinen at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Joroinen – Official website
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