Ruovesi
Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland.
Ruovesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Ruoveden kunta Ruovesi kommun | |
 Central Ruovesi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ruovesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°59′N 024°04′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region |
| Charter | 1565 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Toni Leppänen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 950.16 km2 (366.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 776.18 km2 (299.68 sq mi) |
| • Water | 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,101 |
| • Rank | 192nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.28/km2 (13.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.2% |
| • 65 or older | 37.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.ruovesi.fi |
It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,101 (28 February 2023)[2] and covers an area of 950.16 square kilometres (366.86 sq mi) of which 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.28 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.7/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality is Lake Ruovesi. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Ruovesi Church
Birch forest near Ruovesi
People born in Ruovesi
- Väinö Nyström (1857 – 1918)
- Verner Järvinen (1870 – 1941)
- Kalle Häkkinen (1878 – 1919)
- Akseli Anttila (1897 – 1953)
- Jorma Gallen-Kallela (1898 – 1939)
- Eila Eskola-Kyröläinen (1931 – 2015)
- Kimmo Latvamäki (1976 – )
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 Ruovesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ruovesi – Official website
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