Juankoski
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Juankoski Strömsdal |
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| Juankosken kaupunki | ||
Säyneinen Church in Juankoski
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 Location of Juankoski in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 63°04′N 028°20′E / 63.067°N 28.333°ECoordinates: 63°04′N 028°20′E / 63.067°N 28.333°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Northeastern Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1925 | |
| Town privileges | 1998 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Petri Kangasperko | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 465.27 km2 (179.64 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 465.31 km2 (179.66 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 120.98 km2 (46.71 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 185th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 4,804 | |
| • Rank | 184th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.32/km2 (26.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Others | 1.2% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 21% | |
| Website | www.juankoski.fi | |
Juankoski (Swedish: Strömsdal) is a former town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The town has a population of 4,804 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 465.27 square kilometres (179.64 sq mi) of which 120.98 km2 (46.71 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (26.7/sq mi). Juankoski became a town in 1998.
Neighbouring municipalities of Juankoski were Juuka, Kaavi, Tuusniemi, Kuopio, Nilsiä and Rautavaara.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
In March 2014 the Juankoski city council decided that Juankoski is going to merge with Kuopio in the beginning of 2017.
Museum Masuuni Brunou focuses on the area's iron and cardboard industry, as well as local history.
Akonvesi, Hipanlahti, Jouhteninen (Joutseninen), Muuruvesi (village), Säyneinen (village), Vehkalahti, Västinniemi and Akonpohja, which is located in address 73500
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