Konnevesi

For the lake, see Lake Konnevesi.
Konnevesi
Municipality
Konneveden kunta

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°E / 62.6283; 26.283Coordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E / 62.6283°N 26.283°E / 62.6283; 26.283
Country Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Äänekoski sub-region
Charter 1922
Government
  Municipal manager Kari Levänen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 680.96 km2 (262.92 sq mi)
  Land 513.01 km2 (198.07 sq mi)
  Water 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi)
Area rank 185th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 2,751
  Rank 251st largest in Finland
  Density 5.36/km2 (13.9/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 99.3% (official)
  Others 0.6%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 14.5%
  15 to 64 61%
  65 or older 24.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.konnevesi.fi

Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,751 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 680.96 square kilometres (262.92 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 5.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.9/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

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. "Konnevesi". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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