| Pielavesi | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Pielaveden kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E / 63.233°N 26.7583°ECoordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E / 63.233°N 26.7583°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Eastern Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia sub-region | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Juha Valkama (Dep. Sami Miettinen 2009-2010)[1] | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[2] | |||
| - Total | 1,406.63 km2 (543.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,153.5 km2 (445.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 253.13 km2 (97.7 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 72nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[3] | |||
| - Total | 5,214 | ||
| - Density | 4.52/km2 (11.7/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 185th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [4] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.6% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 1.3% | ||
| Population by age [5] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 15.4% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 57% | ||
| - 65 or older | 27.6% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[6] | 19.25% | ||
| Website | www.pielavesi.fi | ||
Pielavesi 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 5,214 (30 June 2009)[3] and covers an area of 1,406.63 square kilometres (543.10 sq mi) of which 253.13 km2 (97.73 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 4.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.7 /sq mi).
Urho Kekkonen, a former President of Finland who ruled the country over two decades, was born in Pielavesi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Pielavesi is also well-known for its successful volleyball club, Pielaveden Sampo.
References
- ^ http://www.iisalmensanomat.fi/uutiset/yla-savo/sami-miettinen-pielaveden-kunnan-johtoon/324691
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. 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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
External links
Media related to Pielavesi at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Pielavesi – Official website (Finnish)
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