Kiuruvesi | |
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Town | |
Kiuruveden kaupunki Kiuruvesi stad | |
Coordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E / 63.650°N 26.617°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 | 1,328.19 km2 (512.82 sq mi) |
• Water | 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) |
• Rank | 51st largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,475 |
• Rank | 129th largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.63/km2 (14.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.1% (official) |
• Others | 1.9% |
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 |
Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,475[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 5.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.6/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Iisalmi, Pielavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Vieremä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kiuruvesi: