Vesanto
| Vesanto | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Vesannon kunta | ||
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 Location of Vesanto in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°ECoordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1871 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Pasi Lievonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 569.70 km2 (219.96 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 422.60 km2 (163.17 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 209th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,248 | |
| • Rank | 273rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.32/km2 (13.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 12.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 29.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.vesanto.fi | |
Vesanto is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,248 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 569.70 square kilometres (219.96 sq mi) of which 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- ↑ 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 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "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.
External links
Media related to Vesanto at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vesanto – Official website
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