Kangasvuori Explained

Official Name:Kangasvuori
Settlement Type:District of Jyväskylä
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Western Finland
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Finland
Subdivision Type3:Sub-region
Subdivision Name3:Jyväskylä sub-region
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Jyväskylä
Subdivision Type5:Ward
Subdivision Name5:Huhtasuo
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:40320, 40340

Kangasvuori is a district and a statistical area of Jyväskylä, Finland. The statistical area forms the Huhtasuo ward together with Huhtasuo and the Vääräjärvi suburb of Ankeriasjärvi.[1] Kangasvuori was mostly built during 1965–1976, making it the oldest suburban area in the ward.[2]

The statistical area of Kangasvuori is officially divided into five sub-districts (Finnish: pienalue): Seppälä, Pupuhuhta, Rasinrinne, Läntinen Kangasvuori and Itäinen Kangasvuori.[3] Seppälä is a commercial area, Pupuhuhta is a suburb built in the 1970s.[4] The construction of Rasinrinne started in the 1990s.[5] [6] Läntinen Kangasvuori is dominated by apartment buildings that were built in 1960s and 1970s, whereas Itäinen Kangasvuori mostly consists of row houses and single-family houses along with some apartment buildings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jyväskylän omakotialueita. www3.jkl.fi. 2017-09-14.
  2. http://www3.jkl.fi/kaavoitus/pdf/Huhtakeskusi_rak_inventointi.pdf Jyväskylän Huhtasuon Huhtakeskusostoskeskuksen rakennusinventointi 2009 - Loppuraportti
  3. Web site: Jyväskylän karttapalvelu. kartta.jkl.fi. fi. 2023-11-02.
  4. https://jyx.jyu.fi/dspace/bitstream/handle/123456789/10916/328.pdf?sequence=1 Pupuhuhdan lähiö 9 - 11-vuotiaiden lasten silmin : kokemuksia ja kehittämisehdotuksia
  5. News: Huhtasuon historiaa (2000-luku): Kuntaliitos. Geocaching. 2018-01-20. en.
  6. News: Asumista liikunnan ehdoilla. SKV Kiinteistönvälitys. 2017-09-14.