Pieksämäki
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| Pieksämäki | |||
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| Pieksämäen kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°18′N 027°08′E / 62.3°N 27.133°ECoordinates: 62°18′N 027°08′E / 62.3°N 27.133°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Eastern Finland | ||
| Region | Southern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Pieksämäki sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1962 | ||
| Re-established | 2007 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Tapio Turunen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,836.4 km2 (709 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,570.24 km2 (606.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 266.16 km2 (102.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 49th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 20,254 | ||
| - Density | 12.9/km2 (33.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 55th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.5% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 1.4% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 13.6% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 63.3% | ||
| - 65 or older | 23.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.pieksamaki.fi | ||
Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.The town has a population of 20,254 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,836.4 square kilometres (709.0 sq mi) of which 266.16 km2 (102.76 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (33 /sq mi)..
The town of Pieksämäki was formed on January 1, 2007 with the consolidation of the municipalities of Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa.
Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network.
The Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences' Campus of Forestry is located in Pieksämäki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "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 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Pieksämäki at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Pieksämäki – Official website
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