Coordinates: 63°04′30″N 025°51′35″E / 63.07500°N 25.85972°E / 63.07500; 25.85972

Viitasaari

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Viitasaari
Town
Viitasaaren kaupunki
Viitasaari stad
Coat of arms of Viitasaari
Coat of arms
Location of Viitasaari in Finland
Location of Viitasaari in Finland
Coordinates: 63°04′30″N 025°51′35″E / 63.07500°N 25.85972°E / 63.07500; 25.85972
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionSaarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Charter1635
Town privileges1996
Government
 • Municipal managerHelena Vuopionperä-Kovanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,589.13 km2 (613.57 sq mi)
 • Land1,248.53 km2 (482.06 sq mi)
 • Water340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi)
 • Rank59th largest in Finland
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,877
 • Rank154th largest in Finland
 • Density4.71/km2 (12.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish97.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others2.6%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1411.6%
 • 15 to 6451.9%
 • 65 or older36.5%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
44500
Area code(+358) 01
Websiteviitasaari.fi

Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 5,877 (31 December 2023)[5] and covers an area of 1,589.13 square kilometres (613.57 sq mi) of which 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. Biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi.[6] The population density is 4.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.2/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Viitasaari:[7]

Sister cities

The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Viitasaari:[8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Viitasaari". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Viitasaari | Tulospalvelu | Eduskuntavaalit 2023 | yle.fi". vaalit.yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  8. ^ "Ystävyyskunnat" (in Norwegian). City of Viitasaari. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-06-01.
  9. ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Nõo vald. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

External links

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