Keuruu
| Keuruu | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Keuruun kaupunki | ||
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| Coordinates: 62°15.5′N 024°42.5′E / 62.2583°N 24.7083°ECoordinates: 62°15.5′N 024°42.5′E / 62.2583°N 24.7083°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Keuruu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1652 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Timo Louna | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,430.57 km2 (552.35 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,258.17 km2 (485.78 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 72nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 10,522 | |
| • Rank | 97th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 8.36/km2 (21.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 23% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.keuruu.fi | |
Keuruu (Swedish: Keuru) is a town and 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 10,522 (31 August 2013)[2] and covers an area of 1,430.57 square kilometres (552.35 sq mi) of which 172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together even 316 lakes in Keuruu. Biggest lakes are Keurusselkä-Ukonselkä, Pihlajavesi and Liesjärvi.[6] The population density is 8.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (21.7 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Pihlajavesi was consolidated with keuruu in 1969.
Major lakes in the area include the lake Keurusselkä in Keuruu and the lake Pihlajavesi in Pihlajavesi.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Keuruu is twinned with:
Gallery
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Summer night at Nyyssänniemi Camping
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The new church
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Pihlajavesi wilderness church
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The town hall
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Keuruu railway station
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A street view
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Another street view
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Diving tower in Keuruu
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Lake Yltiä in Keuruu
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Haapamäki railway station
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An old level crossing at Haapamäki Steam Locomotive Museum
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Keuruu Old Church
References
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Keuruu". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ↑ "Szarvas Town". szarvas.hu. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
External links
Media related to Keuruu at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Keuruu – Official website (Finnish)
- Keuruun Pallo – A football club, infamous for losing their every single game in the Finnish division 2 (Finnish)
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