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Kyyjärvi (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kyyjärvi
Settlement.nickname
Kyy York
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Kyyjärvi Church 20190619.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Kyyjärvi church
Settlement.image_shield
Kyyjärvi.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Kyyjärvi sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Kyyjärvi in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Settlement.seat
Nopola
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name
Raisa Kinnunen
Settlement.established_title
Charter

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Proposed Suomenselkä municipality
  • Nature
  • Transport
  • Culture
  • Events
  • Food
  • Notable individuals
  • Twin towns
  • References
  • External links

Kyyjärvi (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Karstula, Kivijärvi, Perho and Soini. The municipality centre is located on the shores of Lake Kyyjärvi. Little villages Hokkala, Koskimäki-Huhtala, Kumpula, Noposenaho, Hokkasenaho, Nurmijoki, Oikari, Peuralinna, Pölkki, Saunakylä and Vehkaperä are living mostly from primary production (farming and forestry). Due to its location on the crossroads of two main Finnish roads (Valtatie 13 and 16) the municipality has also a remarkable number of services and little companies compared to its size.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kyyjärvi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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