Pielavesi
| Pielavesi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Pielaveden kunta | ||
Lepikon Torppa, the birthplace of Urho Kekkonen
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 Location of Pielavesi in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E / 63.233°N 26.7583°ECoordinates: 63°14′N 026°45.5′E / 63.233°N 26.7583°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Upper Savonia sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Sami Miettinen (since 2010) | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 1,153.23 km2 (445.26 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,153.30 km2 (445.29 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 65th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 4,737 | |
| • Rank | 186th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.11/km2 (10.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.3% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 57% | |
| • 65 or older | 27.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.pielavesi.fi | |
Pielavesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,737 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,153.23 square kilometres (445.26 sq mi) of which 253.27 km2 (97.79 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.6/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Iisalmi, Keitele, Kiuruvesi, Maaninka, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, and Tervo. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Pielavesi is also well known for its successful volleyball club, Pielaveden Sampo.
On the north-western side of the village lies lake Pielavesi.
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