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Varkaus | |
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Town | |
| Varkauden kaupunki Varkaus stad | |
 Varkaus in July 2006 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Varkaus in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°19′N 027°53.5′E / 62.317°N 27.8917°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Varkaus |
| Market town | 1929 |
| City rights | 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Hannu Tsupari |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 524.48 km2 (202.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 385.62 km2 (148.89 sq mi) |
| • Water | 138.45 km2 (53.46 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 206th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 19,686 |
| • Rank | 56th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 51.05/km2 (132.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 4.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.4% |
| • 65 or older | 31.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | varkaus |
Varkaus (before year 1929 Warkaus) is a Middle-Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region, between the city of Kuopio and the town of Savonlinna.
The municipality has a population of 19,686 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 524.48 square kilometres (202.50 sq mi) of which 138.45 km2 (53.46 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 51.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (132.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In old Finnish 'Varkaus' meant strait, and this city is located in the lake district on straits between two parts of Lake Saimaa. An extension of the Saimaa Canal passes through the town.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.