Kiuruvesi

Kiuruvesi
Town
Kiuruveden kaupunki
Kiuruvesi stad
Aerial photograph of Kiuruvesi
Coat of arms of Kiuruvesi
Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland
Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E / 63.650°N 26.617°E / 63.650; 26.617
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionUpper Savonia
Charter1873
Town privileges1993
Government
 • Town managerJuha-Pekka Rusanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,422.90 km2 (549.38 sq mi)
 • Land1,328.19 km2 (512.82 sq mi)
 • Water94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi)
 • Rank51st largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total7,400
 • Rank128th largest in Finland
 • Density5.57/km2 (14.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.1% (official)
 • Others1.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1414.5%
 • 15 to 6454.4%
 • 65 or older31.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kiuruvesi.fi

Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,400[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 5.57 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.4/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Iisalmi, Pielavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Vieremä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.