Kiuruvesi

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Kiuruvesi
Town
Kiuruveden kaupunki Kiuruvesi stad
Coat of arms
Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E / 63.650°N 26.617°E / 63.650; 26.617
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Savonia
Sub-region	Upper Savonia
Charter	1873
Town privileges	1993
Government
• Town manager	Juha-Pekka Rusanen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,422.90 km2 (549.38 sq mi)
• Land	1,328.19 km2 (512.82 sq mi)
• Water	94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi)
• Rank	51st largest in Finland
Population  (2024-10-31)[2]
• Total	7,370
• Rank	128th largest in Finland
• Density	5.55/km2 (14.4/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	98.1% (official)
• Others	1.9%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	14.5%
• 15 to 64	54.4%
• 65 or older	31.1%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.kiuruvesi.fi

Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 7,370^[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 5.55 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.