Jaala
Former municipality in Southern Finland, Finland
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Jaala is a former municipality of Finland.
Jaala | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
| Jaalan kunta Jaala kommun | |
 Jaala Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Jaala Location in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°3′0″N 26°28′55″E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Province | Southern Finland |
| Region | Kymenlaakso |
| Area | |
• Total | 217.40 sq mi (563.06 km2) |
| • Water | 50.15 sq mi (129.89 km2) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 1,906 |
| Climate | Dfc |
It is located in the province[citation needed] of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region.[1] 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 was 3.4 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
In 2009, the six municipalities of Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, 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 – )
