Keuruu
Keuruu (Finnish: [ˈkeu̯ruː]; Swedish: Keuru) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 9,180 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 1,430.57 square kilometres (552.35 sq mi) of which 172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi). The town center and Haapamäki village are both the most populated places in Keuruu.
Keuruu
Keuru | |
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Municipality | |
| Keuruun kaupunki Keuru stad | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Keuruu in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 024°42.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Keuruu sub-region |
| Charter | 1652 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Noora Pajari |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,430.57 km2 (552.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,257.97 km2 (485.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 56th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 9,180 |
| • Rank | 105th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.3% |
| • 65 or older | 34.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Pihlajavesi was consolidated with Keuruu in 1969.
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