Hauho is a former municipality of Finland. It was situated in the province of Southern Finland and is today a part of the region of Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland).

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Hauho
Former municipality
Hauhon kunta Hauho kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Hauho in Finland
Coordinates: 61°10′20″N 024°33′45″E
Country	Finland
Region	Tavastia Proper
Sub-region	Hämeenlinna sub-region
Charter	1868
Consolidated	2009
Area [1]
• Total	443.37 km2 (171.19 sq mi)
• Land	354.53 km2 (136.88 sq mi)
• Water	88.84 km2 (34.30 sq mi)
Population  (2008-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,934
• Density	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

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Hauho was amalgamated with the municipality of Hämeenlinna on 1 January 2009. Prior to the amalgamation, Hauho – which was unilingually Finnish – had had a population of 3,934 (31 December 2008)^[3] and covered an area of 443.13 square kilometres (171.09 sq mi) of which 86.42 square kilometres (33.37 sq mi) was water.^[1] The population density was 11.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (29/sq mi).

It has been calculated that Hauho lies at Finland's "population-centre" (Weber point), that is to say: the point in Finland closest on average to the place of residence of every inhabitant of the country.

Lakes Iso-Roine, Hauhonselkä, and Ilmoilanselkä are located in Hauho.