Tuusniemi
| Tuusniemi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Tuusniemen kunta | ||
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 Location of Tuusniemi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E / 62.8083°N 28.4917°ECoordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E / 62.8083°N 28.4917°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Northeastern Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1870 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jouni Perälä | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 699.43 km2 (270.05 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 543.28 km2 (209.76 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 176th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,726 | |
| • Rank | 256th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.02/km2 (13.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 12.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 26.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.tuusniemi.fi | |
Tuusniemi 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 2,726 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 699.43 square kilometres (270.05 sq mi) of which 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.0/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
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 "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 Tuusniemi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Tuusniemi – Official website (Finnish)
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