Kaavi

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Kaavi
—  Municipality  —
Kaavin kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Kaavi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.975°N 28.483°E / 62.975; 28.483Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.975°N 28.483°E / 62.975; 28.483
Country Finland
Province Eastern Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Northeastern Savonia sub-region
Charter 1875
Government
 - Municipal manager Vesa Lötjönen
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 789.65 km2 (304.9 sq mi)
 - Land 674.15 km2 (260.3 sq mi)
 - Water 115.5 km2 (44.6 sq mi)
Area rank 146th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 3,473
 - Density 5.15/km2 (13.3/sq mi)
Population rank 237th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 99.3% (official)
 - Swedish 0.1%
 - Others 0.6%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 15.2%
 - 15 to 64 59.3%
 - 65 or older 25.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.kaavi.fi

Kaavi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,473 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 789.65 square kilometres (304.89 sq mi) of which 115.5 km2 (44.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.3 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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