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.