Heinävesi
| Heinävesi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Heinäveden kunta | ||
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 Location of Heinävesi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°25.5′N 028°38′E / 62.4250°N 28.633°ECoordinates: 62°25.5′N 028°38′E / 62.4250°N 28.633°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Savonlinna sub-region | |
| Charter | 1869 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Riitta A. Tilus | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,318.99 km2 (509.26 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,030.28 km2 (397.79 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 85th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,616 | |
| • Rank | 220th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.51/km2 (9.1/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 12.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 27.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.heinavesi.fi | |
Heinävesi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,616 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 1,318.99 square kilometres (509.26 sq mi) of which 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The, until late 1990s, only Nordic Orthodox monasteries New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent are located in Heinävesi.
Gallery
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The Lutheran church
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Wintertime New Valamo monastery main church
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Lake Kermajärvi from 100 metres above
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Karvio Canal
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Lintula Holy Trinity Convent church
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.
External links
Media related to Heinävesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Heinävesi – Official website
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