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Rautavaara

Rautavaara
Municipality
Rautavaaran kunta
Savontie road in Rautavaara
Savontie road in Rautavaara
Coat of arms of Rautavaara
Coat of arms
Location of Rautavaara in Finland
Location of Rautavaara in Finland
Coordinates: 63°29.7′N 028°18′E / 63.4950°N 28.300°E / 63.4950; 28.300Coordinates: 63°29.7′N 028°18′E / 63.4950°N 28.300°E / 63.4950; 28.300
Country  Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region Northeastern Savonia sub-region
Charter 1874
Government
 • Municipal manager Matti Matikainen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 1,150.97 km2 (444.39 sq mi)
 • Land 1,150.87 km2 (444.35 sq mi)
 • Water 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi)
Area rank 66th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 1,734
 • Rank 280th largest in Finland
 • Density 1.51/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.7% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 11%
 • 15 to 64 58.5%
 • 65 or older 30.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 20%
Website www.rautavaara.fi

Rautavaara 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 1,734 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,150.97 square kilometres (444.39 sq mi) of which 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.



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