Lieksa | |
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Town | |
| Lieksan kaupunki Lieksa stad | |
 Town center of Lieksa | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lieksa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia |
| Charter | 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Esko Lehto, Tino Timonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 4,067.60 km2 (1,570.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,417.86 km2 (1,319.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,074 |
| • Rank | 97th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.95/km2 (7.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 5.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52% |
| • 65 or older | 38.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Lieksa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlie̯ksɑ]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 10,074 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 4,067.60 square kilometres (1,570.51 sq mi) of which 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.6/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.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.