Keitele
Keitele is a municipality of Finland.
Keitele | |
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Municipality | |
| Keiteleen kunta Keitele kommun | |
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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 | 482.91 km2 (186.45 sq mi) |
| • Water | 96.59 km2 (37.29 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 179th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,035 |
| • Rank | 256th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.21/km2 (10.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 3.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.6% |
| • 65 or older | 38.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 72600 |
| Area code | 017 |
| Website | www.keitele.fi (in Finnish) |
It is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,035 (31 December 2023)[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 4.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.9/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Pielavesi, Pihtipudas, Tervo, Vesanto and Viitasaari.
Despite its name, the municipality is not located by the lake Keitele. The shortest distance between the municipality and the lake is roughly ten kilometers.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable 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.
- "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Keitele at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Keitele – Official website
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