Hirvensalmi

Hirvensalmi
Municipality
Hirvensalmen kunta
Hirvensalmi Church

Coat of arms

Location of Hirvensalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°38.5′N 026°47′E / 61.6417°N 26.783°E / 61.6417; 26.783Coordinates: 61°38.5′N 026°47′E / 61.6417°N 26.783°E / 61.6417; 26.783
Country  Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Mikkeli sub-region
Charter 1656
Government
 • Municipal manager Seppo Ruhanen
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 746.59 km2 (288.26 sq mi)
 • Land 465.38 km2 (179.68 sq mi)
 • Water 281.2 km2 (108.6 sq mi)
Area rank 186th largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 2,242
 • Rank 257th largest in Finland
 • Density 4.82/km2 (12.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.8% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.2%
 • 15 to 64 57.9%
 • 65 or older 27.9%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.hirvensalmi.fi

Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,242 (31 August 2017)[6] and covers an area of 746.59 square kilometres (288.26 sq mi) of which 281.2 km2 (108.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.5/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities: Joutsa, Kangasniemi, Mikkeli, Mäntyharju and Pertunmaa.

Hirvensalmi is often said to be an island municipality. Most people live on the mainland, but living on an island is not unheard of. Most islands, though, are only inhabited during the summer holidays, when holidaymakers come mainly from Southern Finland and double the population of Hirvensalmi. In the north lake Puula marks the border of Hirvensalmi and Kangasniemi, and in the west lake Suontee separates it from Joutsa.

The municipality is unilingual Finnish.

Some villages

Hirvenlahti, Hirvensalmi, Hämeenmäki, Kekkola, Kilkki, Kissakoski, Kotkatvesi, Kuitula, Lahnaniemi, Lelkola, Malvaniemi, Monikkala, Noitti, Pääskynsaari, Suonsalmi, Syväsmäki, Vahvamäki, Vahvaselkä, and Väisälä.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  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. ↑ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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