Jaala

Former municipality in Southern Finland, Finland
Coat of arms of Jaala
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61°3′0″N 26°28′55″E / 61.05000°N 26.48194°E / 61.05000; 26.48194Country FinlandProvinceSouthern FinlandRegionKymenlaaksoArea
 • Total217.40 sq mi (563.06 km2) • Water50.15 sq mi (129.89 km2)Population
 (2003)
 • Total1,906ClimateDfc

Jaala is a former municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. 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

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61°03′00″N 26°28′55″E / 61.05000°N 26.48194°E / 61.05000; 26.48194


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