Haukivuori

Haukivuori
Municipality
Haukivuoren kunta

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Coordinates: 62°01′15″N 027°12′30″E / 62.02083°N 27.20833°E / 62.02083; 27.20833Coordinates: 62°01′15″N 027°12′30″E / 62.02083°N 27.20833°E / 62.02083; 27.20833
Country Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Mikkeli sub-region
Established 1737
Consolidated 2007
Area
  Total 504.03 km2 (194.61 sq mi)
  Land 396.65 km2 (153.15 sq mi)
  Water 107.38 km2 (41.46 sq mi)
Population
  Total 2,292
  Density 5.78/km2 (15.0/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Haukivuori is a former municipality of Finland located in the province of Eastern Finland and part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 2,361 and covered an area of 505.11 km², of which 108.07 km² is water. The population density was 4.7 inhabitants per km². On 1 January 2007, Haukivuori was incorporated into the city of Mikkeli.

Haukivuori center is c. 41 km by road from Mikkeli center. Kouvola-Iisalmi railway line goes through Haukivuori.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

People born in Haukivuori

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