Kausala

{{Infobox settlement  | name = Kausala | native_name = | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Kausala railway station 2010-07-09.JPG | image_alt = | image_caption = Kausala Railway Station | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Finland | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Finland | coordinates = {{Coord|60|53.17|N|26|20.49|E|region:FI-ES_type:city|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Finland | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Päijät-Häme | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Iitti | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric   | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes =  | area_rural_footnotes =  | area_metro_footnotes =  | area_magnitude =  | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title =  | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 =  | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha =  | dunam_link =  | area_total_dunam = | area_land_dunam = | area_water_dunam = | area_urban_dunam = | area_rural_dunam = | area_metro_dunam = | area_blank1_dunam = | area_blank2_dunam = | area_urban_km2 = 8,87 | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3,775<ref name="population">{{cite web|url=http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11s7.px/table/tableViewLayout1/|title=Taajama- ja haja-asutusalueväestö iän ja sukupuolen mukaan kunnittain, 2018|publisher=Tilastokeskus|accessdate=June 25, 2020|language=fi}}{{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/finland/kymenlaakso/iitti/0492__kausala/|title=Kausala in Iitti (Kymenlaakso)|publisher=City Population|accessdate=June 25, 2020}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2018-12-31 | population_density_km2 = 425,6 | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = EET | utc_offset1 = +2 | timezone1_DST = EEST | utc_offset1_DST = +3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = 47400 | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website =  | footnotes = }} '''Kausala''' is a village and administrative center in Iitti municipality in Päijät-Häme, Finland. Kausala has a population of 3,775,<ref name="population"/> which makes it the largest village of the municipality in terms of population.<ref>[http://www.iitti.fi/kausala Kausala - Iitti] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125111155/https://www.iitti.fi/kausala |date=2022-11-25 }} (in Finnish)</ref> The significance of Kausala for the municipality is largely due to its central location along the highway, Finnish national road 12 (Vt12), and the Lahti–Kouvola railway passing through the village. The nearest lakes are Lake Leininselkä and Lake Urajärvi in the northern part of the village.

There are several shops in Kausala, such as S-market and K-Market grocery stores, and Iitin Maatilatori, the municipality's own village store.<ref>[https://iitinmaatilatori.fi/ Iitin Maatilatori] (in Finnish)</ref> The village also has three schools and three kindergartens, a library, an ice rink and a health center. KymiRing motor racing circuit is located in the vicinity of the village. In the western part of the village, along the highway, there is also a resting place Matkakeidas Kausala.<ref>[https://www.matkakeidas.fi/kausala/ Matkakeidas Kausala] (in Finnish)</ref>

== See also == * Kouvola * Nastola * Vuolenkoski

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Category:Iitti Category:Villages in Päijät-Häme