Konnevesi
Konnevesi | ||
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Municipality | ||
Konneveden kunta | ||
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 (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 2,751 | |
• Rank | 251st largest in Finland | |
• Density | 5.36/km2 (13.9/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 2,751 (31 March 2016)[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. The biggest lakes are Keitele, Lake Konnevesi and Liesvesi.[6] The population density is 5.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.9/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Rautalampi, Vesanto and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages
Hänniskylä, Hytölä, Istunmäki, Kärkkäiskylä (l. Kirkonkylä), Lummukka, Mäkäräniemi, Pukara, Pyhälahti, Rossinkylä, Siikakoski, Sirkkamäki, Särkisalo, Lahdenkylä, Pyydyskylä (l.Välimäki), Leskelänkylä, Jouhtikylä and Tankolampi.
Notable individuals
- Juha Karjalainen, former soccer player
- Miika Lahti, ice hockey player
Gallery
- Konnevesi Church
- A windmill at Konnevesi Museum
- Lake Keitele in Konnevesi
- Siikakoski rapid
- Frozen Lake Konnevesi
- 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 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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)