Kiuruvesi
| Kiuruvesi | ||
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| Kiuruveden kaupunki | ||
| Aerial photograph of Kiuruvesi
Aerial photograph of Kiuruvesi
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| Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1873 | |
| Town privileges | 1993 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Erkki Strömmer | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,422.90 km2 (549.38 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,328.11 km2 (512.79 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 74th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 8,556 | |
| • Rank | 117th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 6.44/km2 (16.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.9% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.kiuruvesi.fi | |
Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the former province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 8,556 (31 March 2016)[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 6.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.7/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.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kiuruvesi:
- Centre Party 41.7%
- True Finns 20.8%
- Left Alliance 14.6%
- National Coalition Party 12.2%
- Social Democratic Party 5.6%
- Christian Democrats 2.7%
- Green League 1.6%
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- Town of Kiuruvesi – Official website
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