Jaala
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Jaala is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province{{cn|date=October 2024}} of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region.{{cite web | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place//@61.05,26.481944,13z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0!5m1!1e4?hl=en | title=Google Maps }} 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 – )
See also
References
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Category:Populated places disestablished in 2009
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