Toivakka

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Toivakan kunta
coat of arms map
Toivakka coat of arms Location of Toivakka in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Central Finland
Administrative community : Jyväskylä
Geographical location 62 ° 6 ′  N , 26 ° 5 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 6 ′  N , 26 ° 5 ′  E
Surface: 413.94 km²
of which land area: 361.49 km²
of which inland waterways: 52.45 km²
Residents : 2,406 (Dec 31, 2018)
Population density : 6.7 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 850
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.toivakka.fi
Toivakka

Toivakka [ ˈtoi̯ʋɑkkɑ ] is a municipality in the Central Finland region in western Finland .

Localities

Haukanmaa, Heiska, Huikko, Humalamäki, Kankainen, Kirkonkylä, Nisula, Paloskylä, Ruuhimäki, Taka-Toivakka, Vihijärvi and Viisarimäki belong to the municipality.

politics

The Center Party and the Social Democrats are roughly on par in Toivakka with an election result of around 31 percent each in the 2008 local elections and each has seven MPs in the local council, the highest decision-making body for local affairs. Third strongest force are the Christian Democrats with three seats, followed by the conservative National Assembly Party with two seats. A local electoral roll ( Toivakan sitoutumattomat yhteislista ) also won two seats .

Composition of the municipal council (2009–2012)
Political party 2008 election results Seats
Center Party 31.2% 7th
Social democrats 30.8% 7th
Christian Democrats 14.5% 3
National rally party 9.5% 2
Toivakan sitoutumattomat yhteislista 9.5% 2

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : Toivakka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2011 (PDF file; 194 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
  3. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections