Lieksa
| Lieksa | ||
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| Lieksan kaupunki | ||
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 Location of Lieksa in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°ECoordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1973 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Esko Lehto | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 3,418.06 km2 (1,319.72 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 3,418.46 km2 (1,319.87 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 15th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 11,739 | |
| • Rank | 87th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.43/km2 (8.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.lieksa.fi | |
Lieksa is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 11,739 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 3,418.06 square kilometres (1,319.72 sq mi) of which 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Juuka, Kontiolahti, Kuhmo and Nurmes.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The town of Lieksa was established in 1973 when the Market town of Lieksa and the Municipality of Pielisjärvi were consolidated.
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