Hauho
Former municipality in Kanta-Häme, Finland
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Hauho is a former municipality of Finland. It was situated in the province of Southern Finland and is today a part of the region of Kanta-Häme.
Hauho | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Hauhon kunta Hauho kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hauho in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°10′20″N 024°33′45″E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Kanta-Häme |
| Sub-region | Hämeenlinna sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Consolidated | 2009 |
| Area | |
• Total | 443.37 km2 (171.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 354.53 km2 (136.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 88.84 km2 (34.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,934 |
| • Density | 11.10/km2 (28.74/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Hauho was amalgamated with the municipality of Hämeenlinna on 1 January 2009. Prior to the amalgamation, Hauho – which was unilingually Finnish – had had a population of 3,934 (31 December 2008)[3] and covered an area of 443.13 square kilometres (171.09 sq mi) of which 86.42 square kilometres (33.37 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 11.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (29/sq mi).
It has been calculated that Hauho lies at Finland's "population-centre" (Weber point), that is to say: the point in Finland closest on average to the place of residence of every inhabitant of the country.
Lakes Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä, and Ilmoilanselkä are located in Hauho.
