Tuusniemi
It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,539 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 699.43 square kilometres (270.05 sq mi) of which 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.1/sq mi)
Tuusniemi | |
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Municipality | |
Tuusniemen kunta Tuusniemi kommun | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Tuusniemi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 028°29.5′E | |
Country | |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Northeastern Savonia sub-region |
Charter | 1870 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Jouni Perälä |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 699.43 km2 (270.05 sq mi) |
• Land | 543.28 km2 (209.76 sq mi) |
• Water | 156.15 km2 (60.29 sq mi) |
Area rank | 157th largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,539 |
• Rank | 241st largest in Finland |
• Density | 4.67/km2 (12.1/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
• Others | 0.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 12.4% |
• 15 to 64 | 61.4% |
• 65 or older | 26.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
Website | www.tuusniemi.fi |
Tuusniemi is a municipality of Finland
Neighbour municipalities are Heinävesi, Juankoski, Kaavi, Kuopio, Leppävirta and Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People
- Olli Miettinen (1869–1946)
- Antti Rissanen (born 1931)
- Tuula Haatainen (born 1960)
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]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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
- Municipality of Tuusniemi – Official website (in Finnish)
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