Kuokkala, Jyväskylä


Kuokkala is a ward of Jyväskylä, Finland. It contains six districts: Ristonmaa, Kuokkala, Kuokkalanpelto, Ristikivi, Nenäinniemi and Hämeenlahti. As of July 2012, 17,270 people live in Kuokkala.
The Kuokkala ward is separated from the Jyväskylä city centre by the Lake Jyväsjärvi and is joined to Lutakko by the Kuokkala Bridge. Additionally, it is delimited by the National road 9 on the west, lake Päijänne on the east and the south, and the Äijälänsalmi strait between the two lakes.

History

Kuokkala was consolidated to Jyväskylä on. Before that it was a part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. Planning started in 1973. The construction of residential buildings started in 1981.
A housing fair was held in 1985 in Kuokkala, which received 200.000 visitors.
The Kuokkala bridge was built between 1987 and 1989.

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