Jaala is a former
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
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.
It is located in the
province
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of
Southern Finland and is part of the
Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso (; ; "Kymi River, Kymi/Kymmene Valley") is a Regions of Finland, region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, Southern Savonia, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means lit ...
region
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.
The municipality had a population of 1,906 (2003) and covered an area of 563.06 km² of which 129.89 km² was water. The
population density
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was 3.4 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish.
In 2009, the six municipalities of
Kouvola
Kouvola () is a city in Finland and the administrative capital of Kymenlaakso. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country. The population of Kouvola is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the 17th m ...
,
Kuusankoski,
Elimäki,
Anjalankoski
Anjalankoski is a former town and List of former municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It had 16 379 inhabitants in 2008. About 4/5 of the people live in the vicinity of the Kymi River. The most densely populated communities are My ...
,
Valkeala and Jaala were consolidated to form a new municipality named Kouvola, which, with a population of over 80,000, became the tenth largest city in Finland.
People born in Jaala
*
Valto Koski (1939 – )
*
Ville Iiskola (1985 – )
See also
*
Vuolenkoski
References
External links
Kouvola
Populated places disestablished in 2009
2009 disestablishments in Finland
Former municipalities of Finland
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