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Luhanka | |
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Municipality | |
Luhangan kunta Luhanka kommun | |
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![]() Location of Luhanka in Finland | |
Coordinates: 61°48′N 025°42′E / 61.800°N 25.700°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Finland |
Sub-region | Joutsa sub-region |
Charter | 1864 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Reijo Urtti |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 313.25 km2 (120.95 sq mi) |
• Land | 214.5 km2 (82.8 sq mi) |
• Water | 98.73 km2 (38.12 sq mi) |
• Rank | 256th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 702 |
• Rank | 300th largest in Finland |
• Density | 3.27/km2 (8.5/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
• Others | 0.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 8.4% |
• 15 to 64 | 49.9% |
• 65 or older | 41.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
Luhanka (Swedish: Luhanka, also Luhango) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 702 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 313.25 square kilometres (120.95 sq mi) of which 98.73 km2 (38.12 sq mi) is water.[1]
The population density is 3.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/sq mi). There are also many summertime cottages in Luhanka.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also been known as "Luhango" in Swedish documents.[5]
Mimicking the badger in the coat of arms of Luhanka, the permanent residents include the official animal mascot of the municipality, Sisu the Badger (Sisu-mäyrä).[6]