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Town in Northern Savonia, Finland
Kiuruvesi
Town
Kiuruveden kaupunki
Kiuruvesi stad
Aerial photograph of Kiuruvesi
Coat of arms of KiuruvesiCoat of arms
Location of Kiuruvesi in FinlandLocation of Kiuruvesi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E / 63.650°N 26.617°E / 63.650; 26.617
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionUpper Savonia
Charter1873
Town privileges1993
Government
 • Town managerJuha-Pekka Rusanen
Area
 • Total1,422.90 km (549.38 sq mi)
 • Land1,328.19 km (512.82 sq mi)
 • Water94.79 km (36.60 sq mi)
 • Rank51st largest in Finland
Population
 • Total7,370
 • Rank128th largest in Finland
 • Density5.55/km (14.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.1% (official)
 • Others1.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1414.5%
 • 15 to 6454.4%
 • 65 or older31.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kiuruvesi.fi

Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,370 and covers an area of 1,422.90 square kilometres (549.38 sq mi) of which 94.79 km (36.60 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.55 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.4/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Iisalmi, Pielavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Vieremä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.

Notable residents

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kiuruvesi:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Kiuruvesi at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Kiuruvesi
Pyhäntä (North Ostrobothnia)
Pyhäjärvi (North Ostrobothnia) Kiuruvesi Vieremä
Iisalmi
Pielavesi
Municipalities of North Savo
Municipalities Coat of arms of North Savo
Former municipalities


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