Lieksa

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Lieksa
—  Town  —
Lieksan kaupunki

Coat of arms
Location of Lieksa in Finland
Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°E / 63.317; 30.017Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°E / 63.317; 30.017
Country Finland
Province Eastern Finland
Region North Karelia
Sub-region Pielinen Karelia sub-region
Charter 1973
Government
 - Town manager Esko Lehto
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 4,067.68 km2 (1,570.5 sq mi)
 - Land 3,418.49 km2 (1,319.9 sq mi)
 - Water 649.19 km2 (250.7 sq mi)
Area rank 14th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 12,895
 - Density 3.77/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
Population rank 83rd largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 98.9% (official)
 - Swedish 0.1%
 - Others 1%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 11.7%
 - 15 to 64 62.5%
 - 65 or older 25.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.lieksa.fi

Lieksa is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 12,895 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 4,067.68 square kilometres (1,570.54 sq mi) of which 649.19 km2 (250.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.8 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The town of Lieksa was established in 1973 when the Market town of Lieksa and the Municipality of Pielisjärvi were consolidated.

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