Vesanto | ||
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Municipality | ||
Vesannon kunta | ||
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Location of Vesanto in Finland |
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Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°ECoordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Northern Savonia | |
Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region | |
Charter | 1871 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Pasi Lievonen | |
Area (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 422.63 km2 (163.18 sq mi) | |
• Land | 422.60 km2 (163.17 sq mi) | |
• Water | 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 198th largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 2,188 | |
• Rank | 263rd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 5.18/km2 (13.4/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.2% | |
• Others | 0.7% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 12.6% | |
• 15 to 64 | 58.2% | |
• 65 or older | 29.2% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
Website | www.vesanto.fi |
Vesanto 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 2,188 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 422.63 square kilometres (163.18 sq mi) of which 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.4/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.