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Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,758[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 5.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.1/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Iisalmi, Pielavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Vieremä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kiuruvesi | |
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Town | |
| Kiuruveden kaupunki Kiuruvesi stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
| Charter | 1873 |
| Town privileges | 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Erkki Strömmer |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,422.90 km2 (549.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,328.11 km2 (512.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 51st largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,758 |
| • Rank | 126th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.84/km2 (15.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
| • Others | 0.7% |
| 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) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.75% |
| Website | www.kiuruvesi.fi |
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 1930's
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.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Kiuruvesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kiuruvesi – Official website
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На других языках
[de] Kiuruvesi
Kiuruvesi [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈkiuruvɛsi] ist eine Stadt in der finnischen Region Savo mit 7854 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020). Sie liegt im Nordwesten der Landschaft Nordsavo 120 Kilometer nordöstlich der Stadt Kuopio an der Grenze zu Nordösterbotten und Kainuu.- [en] Kiuruvesi
[ru] Киурувеси
Ки́урувеси (фин. Kiuruvesi) — город в провинции Северное Саво в Финляндии.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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