Juuka
Juuka
Juga | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Juuan kunta Juga kommun | |
Juuka Church | |
Location of Juuka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Joensuu |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Markus Hirvonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,846.58 km2 (712.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,501.7 km2 (579.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 43rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 4,134 |
| • Rank | 186th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.75/km2 (7.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.4% (official) |
| • Others | 3.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.6% |
| • 65 or older | 37.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.juuka.fi |
Juuka (Finnish: [ˈjuːkɑ]; Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,134 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 1,846.58 square kilometres (712.97 sq mi) of which 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.