Viitasaari
| Viitasaari | ||
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| Viitasaaren kaupunki | ||
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 Location of Viitasaari in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 63°04′30″N 025°51′35″E / 63.07500°N 25.85972°ECoordinates: 63°04′30″N 025°51′35″E / 63.07500°N 25.85972°E | ||
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 Finland
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region | |
| Charter | 1635 | |
| Town privileges | 1996 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Janne Kinnunen | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 1,248.48 km2 (482.04 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,248.70 km2 (482.13 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 59th largest in Finland | |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 6,654 | |
| • Rank | 150th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.33/km2 (13.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 44500 | |
| Area code(s) | (+358) 01 | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Website | www |
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Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 6,654 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,248.48 square kilometres (482.04 sq mi) of which 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi) is water. There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. Biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. The population density is 5.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Viitasaari:
The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Viitasaari:
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