Hankasalmi

Hankasalmi
—  Municipality  —
Hankasalmen kunta
Hankasalmi Observatory

Coat of arms
Location of Hankasalmi in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Jyväskylä sub-region
Charter 1872
Government
 • Municipal manager Matti Mäkinen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 687.75 km2 (265.5 sq mi)
 • Land 571.86 km2 (220.8 sq mi)
 • Water 115.89 km2 (44.7 sq mi)
Area rank 182nd largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 5,545
 • Rank 180th largest in Finland
 • Density 9.7/km2 (25.1/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 15.6%
 • 15 to 64 60.5%
 • 65 or older 23.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.hankasalmi.fi

Hankasalmi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 5,545 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 687.75 square kilometres (265.54 sq mi) of which 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (25 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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