Kiuruvesi
Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,578[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 5.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.8/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 | Juha-Pekka Rusanen |
| 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 (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,578 |
| • Rank | 126th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.71/km2 (14.8/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) |
| 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, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Kiuruvesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kiuruvesi – Official website
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