Kiuruvesi
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| Kiuruvesi | |||
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| Kiuruveden kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E / 63.65°N 26.617°ECoordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E / 63.65°N 26.617°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1873 | ||
| Town privileges | 1993 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Erkki Strömmer | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,422.90 km2 (549.38 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,328.11 km2 (512.79 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 74th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 9,052 | ||
| • Rank | 117th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 6.82/km2 (17.7/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | ||
| • Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 60.9% | ||
| • 65 or older | 22.9% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.kiuruvesi.fi | ||
Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the former province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 9,052 (31 January 2012)[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 6.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.7 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
[edit] Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kiuruvesi:
- Centre Party 41.7%
- True Finns 20.7%
- Left Alliance 14.6%
- National Coalition Party 12.2%
- Social Democratic Party 5.6%
- Christian Democrats 2.7%
- Green League 1.6%
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kiuruvesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kiuruvesi – Official website
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