Kiuruvesi

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Kiuruvesi
Town
Kiuruveden kaupunki
Kiuruvesi stad
Kiuruvesi ilmasta kuvattuna.jpg
Kiuruvesi.vaakuna.svg
Kiuruvesi sijainti Suomi.svg
Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°39′N026°37′E / 63.650°N 26.617°E / 63.650; 26.617
CountryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Upper Savonia
Charter 1873
Town privileges 1993
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)
  Rank 51st largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31) [2]
  Total7,400
  Rank 128th largest in Finland
  Density5.57/km2 (14.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
   Finnish 98.1% (official)
  Others1.9%
Population by age
[3]
  0 to 1414.5%
  15 to 6454.4%
  65 or older31.1%
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 7,400 [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.

Contents

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

Notable residents

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kiuruvesi:

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