Kiuruvesi | |
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Town | |
Kiuruveden kaupunki Kiuruvesi stad | |
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![]() Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E / 63.650°N 26.617°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
Charter | 1873 |
Town privileges | 1993 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Juha-Pekka Rusanen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,422.90 km2 (549.38 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,328.19 km2 (512.82 sq mi) |
• Water | 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) |
• Rank | 51st largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,475 |
• Rank | 129th largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.63/km2 (14.6/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.fi |
Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,475[2] and covers an area of 1,422.90 square kilometres (549.38 sq mi) of which 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.6/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.
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Notable residents
- Jari Huttunen, rally driver[citation needed]
- Paavo Lonkila, cross country skier[citation needed]
- Elias Simojoki, leading figure in the fascist movement in the 1930s[citation needed]
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
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 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.
- ^ a b "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