Heinävesi

Heinävesi (Finnish: [ˈhe̞i̯næˌʋe̞s̠i]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia[1] region. The municipality has a population of 3,232 (31 July 2020)[3] and covers an area of 1,319.58 square kilometres (509.49 sq mi) of which 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 3.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.1/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Heinävesi
Municipality
Heinäveden kunta
Heinävesi kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Heinävesi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°25.5′N 028°38′E
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia[1]
Sub-regionJoensuu sub-region
Charter1869
Government
 • Municipal managerRiitta A. Tilus
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,319.58 km2 (509.49 sq mi)
 • Land1,030.28 km2 (397.79 sq mi)
 • Water288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi)
Area rank76th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[3]
 • Total3,232
 • Rank212th largest in Finland
 • Density3.14/km2 (8.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others0.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1412.4%
 • 15 to 6459.7%
 • 65 or older27.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[6]20.5%
Websitewww.heinavesi.fi

In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia.[7]

The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi.

Notable people

References
  1. "Government decided on division into regions". Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
  2. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  7. https://alueuudistus.fi/maakunnat2021

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