Hankasalmi
| Hankasalmi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Hankasalmen kunta | ||
Hankasalmi railway station
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 Location of Hankasalmi in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°23′N 026°26′E / 62.383°N 26.433°ECoordinates: 62°23′N 026°26′E / 62.383°N 26.433°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region | |
| Charter | 1872 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Matti Mäkinen | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 571.71 km2 (220.74 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 571.86 km2 (220.80 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 149th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 5,220 | |
| • Rank | 172nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 9.13/km2 (23.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 23.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
| Website | www.hankasalmi.fi | |
Hankasalmi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 5,220 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 571.71 square kilometres (220.74 sq mi) of which 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.6/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Kangasniemi, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Pieksämäki, Rautalampi and Toivakka.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
There are all together 97 lakes in Hankasalmi. The biggest lakes are Kynsivesi-Leivonvesi, Armisvesi and Kuuhankavesi.
Hankasalmi Observatory
Traditional fish soup cooked in Hankasalmi
A man with a wooden hat in Hankasalmi
Sunset over the Lake Kuuhankavesi
Lake Armisvesi in Hankasalmi
Lake Säkinlampi
A stream near Keskisenlampi nature trail in Hankasalmi
Keskisenlampi birdwatching tower
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