Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland.
Konnevesi | |
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Municipality | |
Konneveden kunta Konnevesi kommun | |
The municipal house of Konnevesi | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Konnevesi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E / 62.6283°N 26.283°ECoordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E / 62.6283°N 26.283°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Central Finland |
Sub-region | Äänekoski sub-region |
Charter | 1922 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Kari Levänen |
Area (2018-01-01) [1] | |
• Total | 680.85 km2 (262.88 sq mi) |
• Land | 513.01 km2 (198.07 sq mi) |
• Water | 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) |
Area rank | 171st largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31) [2] | |
• Total | 2,569 |
• Rank | 237th largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.01/km2 (13.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language [3] | |
• Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
• Others | 0.6% |
Population by age [4] | |
• 0 to 14 | 12.6% |
• 15 to 64 | 53.1% |
• 65 or older | 34.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
Website | www.konnevesi.fi |
It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,569 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 680.85 square kilometres (262.88 sq mi) of which 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) is water.[1]
There are all together exactly 100 lakes in Konnevesi. The biggest lakes are Keitele, Lake Konnevesi and Liesvesi.[6] The population density is 5.01 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.0/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Rautalampi, Vesanto and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages
Hänniskylä, Hytölä, Istunmäki, Kärkkäiskylä (l. Kirkonkylä), Lummukka, Mäkäräniemi, Pukara, Pyhälahti, Rossinkylä, Siikakoski, Sirkkamäki, Särkisalo, Lahdenkylä, Pyydyskylä (l.Välimäki), Leskelänkylä, Jouhtikylä and Tankolampi.
Notable individuals
- Juha Karjalainen, former soccer player
- Miika Lahti, ice hockey player
Gallery
Lake Keitele in Konnevesi
Kivisalmi bridge on the border of Konnevesi and Rautalampi
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Konnevesi". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links
Media related to Konnevesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Konnevesi – Official website (in Finnish)