Konnevesi
| Konnevesi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Konneveden kunta | ||
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The municipal house of Konnevesi | ||
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 Location of Konnevesi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E / 62.6283°N 26.283°ECoordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E / 62.6283°N 26.283°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Äänekoski sub-region | |
| Charter | 1922 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kari Levänen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 680.96 km2 (262.92 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 513.01 km2 (198.07 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 185th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,820 | |
| • Rank | 251st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.konnevesi.fi | |
Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,820 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 680.96 square kilometres (262.92 sq mi) of which 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) is water.[1]There are all together exactly 100 lakes in Konnevesi. Biggest lakes are Keitele, Lake Konnevesi and Liesvesi.[6] The population density is 5.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (14/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Rautalampi, Vesanto and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Gallery
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Konnevesi Church
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A windmill at Konnevesi Museum
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Lake Keitele in Konnevesi
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Siikakoski rapid
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Frozen Lake Konnevesi
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Kivisalmi bridge on the border of Konnevesi and Rautalampi
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Konnevesi". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links
Media related to Konnevesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Konnevesi – Official website (Finnish)
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