Keitele
For the lake, see Lake Keitele.
| Keitele | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Keiteleen kunta | ||
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 Location of Keitele in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°10.7′N 026°21′E / 63.1783°N 26.350°ECoordinates: 63°10.7′N 026°21′E / 63.1783°N 26.350°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1879 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Hanna Helaste | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 578.39 km2 (223.32 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 481.80 km2 (186.02 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 96.59 km2 (37.29 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 204th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,399 | |
| • Rank | 265th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.98/km2 (12.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 72600 | |
| Area code(s) | 017 | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | |
| Website | www.keitele.fi (Finnish) | |
Keitele 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 2,399 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 578.39 square kilometres (223.32 sq mi) of which 96.59 km2 (37.29 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.9/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Pielavesi, Pihtipudas, Tervo, Vesanto and Viitasaari.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People born in Keitele
- Ilmari Tossavainen (1887 – 1978)
- Kalle Matilainen (1903 – 1973)
- Rakel Hiltunen (1940 –)
- Mikko Härkin (1979 –)
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 Keitele at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Keitele – Official website
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