Juupajoki is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of Finland. It is located in the
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa (; ; ), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Southwest Finland. Most of the wate ...
region
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. The municipality has a population of (),
which makes it the least populous municipality in Pirkanmaa. It covers an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
Korkeakoski is the administrative center of the municipality.
Neighbouring municipalities are
Jämsä
Jämsä () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the second most populous town of the Central Finland after ...
,
Mänttä-Vilppula
Mänttä-Vilppula (; , also ) is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. The municipalities of Mänttä and Vilppula were consolidated into a single municipality on January 1, 2009. It is ...
,
Orivesi
Orivesi () is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the northeast of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Orivesi is approximately , while the Tampere metropolitan area, metropolitan area has a population of ...
and
Ruovesi
Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, ...
. The city of
Tampere
Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...
is located southwest of Juupajoki.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
People
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Kauko Helovirta (1924–1997), writer
*
Jaakko Syrjä (1926–2022), writer
Gallery
File:Juupajoen kunnanvirasto.jpg, Borough hall of Juupajoki
File:Korkeakosken vanha kenkätehdas, Juupajoki.JPG, Korkeakoski's old shoe factory at Juupajoki
File:Korkeakoski - alajuoksu.jpg, Korkeakoski River
See also
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Finnish national road 58
The Finnish national road 58 (; ) is the main road from Kangasala to Kärsämäki via Orivesi, Jämsä, Keuruu, Karstula, Kinnula and Haapajärvi. The road is also called Suomenselkätie "Suomenselkä road" and has been marketed as an alternative ...
References
External links
Municipality of Juupajoki– Official website
Municipalities of Pirkanmaa
Populated places established in 1913
1913 establishments in Finland
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