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Vesanto

Vesanto
Municipality
Vesannon kunta
Coat of arms of Vesanto
Coat of arms
Location of Vesanto in Finland
Location of Vesanto in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°E / 62.933; 26.417Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°E / 62.933; 26.417
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.



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