Vesanto
Vesanto | ||
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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 (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 2,188 | |
• Rank | 273rd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 5.18/km2 (13.4/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 2,188 (31 March 2016)[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 5.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.4/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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.
External links
Media related to Vesanto at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vesanto – Official website
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