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Heinävesi(Finnish:[ˈhei̯næˌʋesi];lit. 'haywater') is amunicipalityofFinland.It is located in theNorth Karelia[1]region.The municipality has a population of 2,938 (31 October 2024)[3]and covers an area of 1,319.58 square kilometres (509.49 sq mi) of which 288.71 km2(111.47 sq mi) is water.[2]Thepopulation densityis 2.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities areSavonlinna,Varkaus,Leppävirta,Tuusniemi,OutokumpuandLiperi.The city ofJoensuuis located 81 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Heinävesi. The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
Heinävesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Heinäveden kunta Heinävesi kommun | |
 Municipal office of Heinävesi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Heinävesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates:62°25.5′N028°38′E/ 62.4250°N 28.633°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia[1] |
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Riitta A. Tilus |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,319.58 km2(509.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,029.96 km2(397.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 288.71 km2(111.47 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 76th largestin Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[3] | |
• Total | 2,938 |
| • Rank | 215th largestin Finland |
| • Density | 2.85/km2(7.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| •Finnish | 95.4% (official) |
| •Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 4.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51% |
| • 65 or older | 39.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00(EEST) |
| Website | www |
In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned fromSouth Savoniato North Karelia.[6]
The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, theNew ValamoMonastery and theLintula Holy Trinity Convent,are located in Heinävesi.
Notable people
edit- Tuomas Gerdt,last living Knight of theMannerheim Cross
- Onni Happonen,politician and murder victim
- Kuikka-Koponen(real name Abel Koponen), illusionist and magician
- Minja Koskela,politician, musician and author[7]
Gallery
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References
edit- ^ab"Government decided on division into regions".Retrieved1 January2021.
- ^ab"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018"(PDF).National Land Survey of Finland.Retrieved30 January2018.
- ^abc"Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024".Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024.ISSN1797-5395.Retrieved22 November2024.
- ^"Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020".StatFin.Statistics Finland.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^ab"Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023".Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022.Retrieved7 May2023.
- ^"Maakunnat – Maakunta- ja sote-uudistus - Alueuudistus".Archived fromthe originalon 22 September 2018.
- ^"MPs: Minja Koskela".Helsinki, Finland:Parliament of Finland.Retrieved21 October2024.
External links
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Media related toHeinävesiat Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Heinävesi– Official website
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