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Joutsa
municipality in the region of Central Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joutsa is a municipality in Central Finland. It is part of Itä-Häme, along with Hartola, Sysmä, Pertunmaa, Heinola and Luhanka.
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Almost 4,900 people lived in Joutsa as of February 2014. It covers an area of 1,066.42 square kilometres (411.75 sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Hartola, Hirvensalmi, Jyväskylä, Kangasniemi, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Toivakka.
The former municipality of Leivonmäki was merged with Joutsa in 2008.