[2] Residential concentrations within the official district include Kettulanmäki, Kylmäoja, Möykynmäki and Perälä.

[3][4] The district of Vesanka borders Varsalanperä in the north, Rippalanmäki, Ruoke and Valkeamäki in the east, Hanhiperä in the southeast, Isolahti (Muurame) in the south and Kuohu in the west.

[2] Vesanka was traditionally divided into two sides: Iso-Vesanka and Vähä-Vesanka, based on old church examination areas (kinkeripiirit).

[8] In 1564, the entirety of the Saarioinen division (hallintopitäjä), including its external territories, was given to Klas Kristersson Horn and his descendants as a fief.

Initially, a pond named Rummakkolampi on the modern border between Jyväskylä and Uurainen was designated as the northernmost point of Vesanka.

[13] There were plans to expand Vesanka in the 1970s into a built-up area comparable to Tikkakoski in the northern part of Jyväskylän mlk.

[15] Vesala in the southern part of the village contains a rentable campground owned by the church of Jyväskylä.