Vesanto

Vesanto
Municipality
Vesannon kunta
Vesanto kommun
Coat of arms of Vesanto
Location of Vesanto in Finland
Location of Vesanto in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°E / 62.933; 26.417
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionInner Savonia sub-region
Charter1871
Government
 • Municipal managerPasi Lievonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total569.80 km2 (220.00 sq mi)
 • Land422.63 km2 (163.18 sq mi)
 • Water147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi)
 • Rank198th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total1,876
 • Rank263rd largest in Finland
 • Density4.44/km2 (11.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others2.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 149.1%
 • 15 to 6448.5%
 • 65 or older42.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.vesanto.fi

Vesanto is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,876 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 569.80 square kilometres (220.00 sq mi) of which 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi), or 26%, is water.[1] The population density is 4.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.