Hirvensalmi

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Hirvensalmi
—  Municipality  —
Hirvensalmen kunta
Hirvensalmi Church

Coat of arms
Location of Hirvensalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°38.5′N 026°47′E / 61.6417°N 26.783°E / 61.6417; 26.783Coordinates: 61°38.5′N 026°47′E / 61.6417°N 26.783°E / 61.6417; 26.783
Country Finland
Province Eastern Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Mikkeli sub-region
Charter 1656
Government
 - Municipal manager Seppo Ruhanen
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 746.59 km2 (288.3 sq mi)
 - Land 465.39 km2 (179.7 sq mi)
 - Water 281.2 km2 (108.6 sq mi)
Area rank 162nd largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 2,478
 - Density 5.32/km2 (13.8/sq mi)
Population rank 279th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 98.8% (official)
 - Swedish 0.3%
 - Others 0.9%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 14.2%
 - 15 to 64 57.9%
 - 65 or older 27.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Website www.hirvensalmi.fi

Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,478 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 746.59 square kilometres (288.26 sq mi) of which 281.2 km2 (108.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.8 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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