Kiuruvesi
Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,475 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. The population density is 5.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.6/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) | |
| • Total | 1,422.90 km2 (549.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,328.19 km2 (512.82 sq mi) |
| • Water | 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 51st largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 7,475 |
| • Rank | 129th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.63/km2 (14.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
| • Others | 1.6% |
| 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.
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