Keitele
It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,162 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 578.30 square kilometres (223.28 sq mi) of which 96.59 km2 (37.29 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.6/sq mi).
Keitele | |
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Municipality | |
| Keiteleen kunta Keitele kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Keitele in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°10.7′N 026°21′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia |
| Charter | 1879 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Hanna Helaste |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 578.30 km2 (223.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 481.80 km2 (186.02 sq mi) |
| • Water | 96.59 km2 (37.29 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 179th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,162 |
| • Rank | 253rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.49/km2 (11.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13% |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% |
| • 65 or older | 24.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 72600 |
| Area code(s) | 017 |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% |
| Website | www.keitele.fi (in Finnish) |
Keitele is a municipality of Finland.
Neighbour municipalities are Pielavesi, Pihtipudas, Tervo, Vesanto and Viitasaari.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People born in Keitele
- Ilmari Tossavainen (1887–1978)
- Kalle Matilainen (1903–1973)
- Rakel Hiltunen (1940–)
- Mikko Härkin (1979–)
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "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 Keitele at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Keitele – Official website
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