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Town in Northern Savonia, Finland
Kiuruvesi | |
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Town | |
Kiuruveden kaupunki Kiuruvesi stad | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E / 63.650°N 26.617°E / 63.650; 26.617 | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
Charter | 1873 |
Town privileges | 1993 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Juha-Pekka Rusanen |
Area | |
• Total | 1,422.90 km (549.38 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,328.19 km (512.82 sq mi) |
• Water | 94.79 km (36.60 sq mi) |
• Rank | 51st largest in Finland |
Population | |
• Total | 7,370 |
• Rank | 128th largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.55/km (14.4/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.1% (official) |
• Others | 1.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
• 15 to 64 | 54.4% |
• 65 or older | 31.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
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
- Jari Huttunen, rally driver
- Paavo Lonkila, cross country skier
- Elias Simojoki, leading figure in the fascist movement in the 1930s
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kiuruvesi:
- Centre Party 41.7%
- True Finns 20.8%
- Left Alliance 14.6%
- National Coalition Party 12.2%
- Social Democratic Party 5.6%
- Christian Democrats 2.7%
- Green League 1.6%
See also
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "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.
- "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.
- ^ "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
- Town of Kiuruvesi – Official website
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