Ruovesi
| Ruovesi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Ruoveden kunta | ||
Central Ruovesi
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 Location of Ruovesi in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 61°59′N 024°04′E / 61.983°N 24.067°ECoordinates: 61°59′N 024°04′E / 61.983°N 24.067°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Charter | 1565 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Eeva Kyrönviita | |
| Area (2011-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 950.15 km2 (366.85 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 776.18 km2 (299.68 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 116th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 4,629 | |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.96/km2 (15.4/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.9% | |
| • 65 or older | 27.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.ruovesi.fi | |
Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,629 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 950.15 square kilometres (366.85 sq mi) of which 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality is Lake Ruovesi. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Ruovesi Church
Birch forest near Ruovesi
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