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Kivijärvi

Kivijärvi
Municipality
Kivijärven kunta
Salamajärvi National Park
Salamajärvi National Park
Coat of arms of Kivijärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Kivijärvi in Finland
Location of Kivijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°07.2′N 025°04.5′E / 63.1200°N 25.0750°E / 63.1200; 25.0750Coordinates: 63°07.2′N 025°04.5′E / 63.1200°N 25.0750°E / 63.1200; 25.0750
Country  Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Charter 1868
Government
 • Municipal manager Pekka Helppikangas
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 483.94 km2 (186.85 sq mi)
 • Land 484.05 km2 (186.89 sq mi)
 • Water 115.81 km2 (44.71 sq mi)
Area rank 178th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 1,187
 • Rank 296th largest in Finland
 • Density 2.45/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.3% (official)
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 18%
 • 15 to 64 54.7%
 • 65 or older 27.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.5%
Website www.kivijarvi.fi

Kivijärvi 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 1,187 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 483.94 square kilometres (186.85 sq mi) of which 115.81 km2 (44.71 sq mi) is water. There are all together 89 lakes in Kivijärvi. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Heitjärvi and Heikinjärvi. The population density is 2.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.3/sq mi). Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kivijärvi.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.



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