Kivijärvi
Kivijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkiʋiˌjærʋi]; literally "stone(y) lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,032 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 599.88 square kilometres (231.61 sq mi) of which 115.81 km2 (44.71 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.5/sq mi).
Kivijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Kivijärven kunta Kivijärvi kommun | |
Kivijärvi municipal office | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kivijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°07.2′N 025°04.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pekka Helppikangas |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 599.88 km2 (231.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 483.96 km2 (186.86 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.81 km2 (44.71 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 178th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,032 |
| • Rank | 292nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.13/km2 (5.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) |
| • Others | 1.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 48% |
| • 65 or older | 38.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kivijarvi.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Karstula, Kinnula, Kyyjärvi, Perho and Viitasaari. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipal coat of arms of Kivijärvi is inspired by a folktale related to Kivijärvi's church. According to the story, the construction work of the first church building did not progress when all the work done during the day was mysteriously destroyed during the night. In that case, it was decided that the site of the church would be chosen by putting a rooster on the back of the lake to drift on top of the bottom log of the church, and where the rooster would land, the church of parish would be erected there. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and was approved for use on April 18, 1963.