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Petäjävesi (; lit. "pine water") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to the city of Jyväskylä, and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or almost 8%, is water. The population density is .

Key facts

Settlement.name
Petäjävesi
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Petäjävesi Old Church 2018.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Petäjävesi Old Church
Settlement.image_shield
Petäjävesi.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Petäjävesi sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Petäjävesi in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Jyväskylä
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name
Eero Vainio
Settlement.established_title
Charter
Settlement.established_date
1868
Settlement.timezone
EET

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Petäjäveden kunta
Country
Finland
Located in
Vaasa Province
Official language
Finnish
Population
3596
Area
38.99
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Jämsä
Official website
www.petajavesi.fi
Image
Petäjävesi Old Church 2018.jpg
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Commons category
Petäjävesi
topic's main category
Category:Petäjävesi
inception
1868-01-01
associated electoral district
Central Finland
located in the statistical territorial entity
Jyväskylä sub-region
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Petäjävesi (; lit. "pine water") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to the city of Jyväskylä, and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or almost 8%, is water. The population density is .

Neighbouring municipalities are Jyväskylä, Jämsä, Keuruu, Multia and Uurainen.

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

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