Konnevesi
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| Municipality | ||
| Konneveden kunta | ||
The municipal house of Konnevesi
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 Location of Konnevesi in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E / 62.6283°N 26.283°ECoordinates: 62°37.7′N 026°17′E / 62.6283°N 26.283°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Äänekoski sub-region | |
| Charter | 1922 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kari Levänen | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 512.96 km2 (198.05 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 513.01 km2 (198.07 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 171st largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,751 | |
| • Rank | 239th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.36/km2 (13.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61% | |
| • 65 or older | 24.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.konnevesi.fi | |
Konnevesi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,751 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 512.96 square kilometres (198.05 sq mi) of which 167.95 km2 (64.85 sq mi) is water. There are all together exactly 100 lakes in Konnevesi. The biggest lakes are Keitele, Lake Konnevesi and Liesvesi. The population density is 5.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.9/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Rautalampi, Vesanto and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Hänniskylä, Hytölä, Istunmäki, Kärkkäiskylä (l. Kirkonkylä), Lummukka, Mäkäräniemi, Pukara, Pyhälahti, Rossinkylä, Siikakoski, Sirkkamäki, Särkisalo, Lahdenkylä, Pyydyskylä (l.Välimäki), Leskelänkylä, Jouhtikylä and Tankolampi.
Konnevesi Church
A windmill at Konnevesi Museum
Lake Keitele in Konnevesi
Siikakoski rapid
Frozen Lake Konnevesi
Kivisalmi bridge on the border of Konnevesi and Rautalampi
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