Kuokkala (district of Jyväskylä)

Kuokkala is one of the districts of Jyväskylä, Finland. It's a part of the Kuokkala ward.[1] The district is separated from the Jyväskylä downtown by the Lake Jyväsjärvi and is joined to Lutakko by the Kuokkala Bridge.[2] Kuokkalan keskusta, Ainolanranta, Suuruspää, Asuntomessualue, Kekkola, Tikka, Pohjanlampi, Keskinen are the subareas of Kuokkala.[1]

Kuokkala
District of Jyväskylä
Ainolanranta pictured from the Kuokkala Bridge
Country Finland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
CityJyväskylä
WardKuokkala
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
40520 JYVÄSKYLÄ

Kuokkala has several services such as a school, a health center, a convenience store and a church.

History

The construction of residential buildings in Kuokkala started in the 1980s.[2] The Kuokkala bridge was built in 1989.[3]

References

  1. "Jyväskylä map service". kartta.jkl.fi. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. "Jyväskylä: Asuinalueet: Kuokkala". www.jyvaskyla.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. Marja Kokko: JYVÄSKYLÄN KAUPUNGIN HISTORIA.

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