Hauho
Encyclopedia
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 Tavastia Proper
(Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland).
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) and covered an area of 443.13 square kilometres (171.1 sq mi) of which 86.42 square kilometres (33.4 sq mi) was water. The population density
was 11.1 PD/km2.
It has been calculated that Hauho lies at Finland's "population-centre"
, 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.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It was situated in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Southern Finland
Southern Finland
Southern Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.- History :...
and is today a part of the region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
of Tavastia Proper
Tavastia Proper
Tavastia Proper is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Finland Proper, Pirkanmaa, Päijänne Tavastia, and Uusimaa.Hämeenlinna is the largest urban area in the region...
(Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland).
Hauho was amalgamated with the municipality of Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna is a city and municipality of about inhabitants in the heart of the historical province of Häme in the south of Finland and is the birthplace of composer Jean Sibelius. Today, it belongs to the region of Tavastia Proper, and until 2010 it was the residence city for the Governor of the...
on 1 January 2009. Prior to the amalgamation, Hauho – which was unilingually Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
– had had a population of 3,934 (31 December 2008) and covered an area of 443.13 square kilometres (171.1 sq mi) of which 86.42 square kilometres (33.4 sq mi) was water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 11.1 PD/km2.
It has been calculated that Hauho lies at Finland's "population-centre"
Center of population
In demographics, the center of population of a region is a geographical point that describes a centerpoint of the region's population...
, 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
Iso-Roine
Iso-Roine is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins and flows westwards from there through the lakes Kuohijärvi and Kukkia into the Lake Iso-Roine, which in turn drains...
, Hauhonselkä
Hauhonselkä
Hauhonselkä is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins and flows westwards from there trough the lakes Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä and ends...
, and Ilmoilanselkä
Ilmoilanselkä
Ilmoilanselkä is a lake in Finland. It is part of a chain of lakes that begins from the lakes Lummene and Vesijako at the drainage divide between the Kokemäenjoki and Kymijoki basins, flows westwards from there trough the lakes Kuohijärvi, Kukkia, Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä and Ilmoilanselkä and drains...
are located in Hauho.