Hauho is a
former municipality of
Finland. It was situated in the
province of
Southern Finland
Southern Finland ( fi, Etelä-Suomen lääni, sv, Södra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.
History
O ...
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)
[Population Register Center of Finland](_blank)
and covered an area of of which was water.
The
population density was .
It has been calculated that Hauho lies at Finland's
"population-centre" (Weber point), 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.
References
External links
Former municipalities of Finland
Hämeenlinna
Populated places established in 1868
Populated places disestablished in 2009
1868 establishments in Finland
2009 disestablishments in Finland
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