Vesanto is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,941 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 569.80 square kilometres (220.00 sq mi) of which 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi).
Vesanto | |
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Municipality | |
Vesannon kunta Vesanto kommun | |
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![]() Location of Vesanto in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region |
Charter | 1871 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Pasi Lievonen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 569.80 km2 (220.00 sq mi) |
• Land | 422.60 km2 (163.17 sq mi) |
• Water | 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi) |
• Rank | 198th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,941 |
• Rank | 264th largest in Finland |
• Density | 4.59/km2 (11.9/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 0.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 9.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 48.5% |
• 65 or older | 42.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
Website | www.vesanto.fi |
Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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