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Kuopio has a total area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Kuopio}}|km2}}, of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Kuopio}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water<ref name="total_area" /> and half is forest. Though the city's [[population density|population]] is spread out {{convert|{{#expr: {{Data Finland municipality/population density|Kuopio}} round 0}}|PD/km2|abbr=on}}, the city's [[urban area]]s are populated comparably densely (urban area: 1,618 /km²),<ref name="statsf">{{cite web |url= http://www.tilastokeskus.fi/ajk/tiedotteet/v2008/tiedote_001_2008-01-15.html|title= Taajamissa asuu 84 prosenttia väestöstä|access-date=7 January 2009 |publisher= Statistics Finland|date=15 January 2008|quote= Tiheimmin asuttu oli Helsingin keskustaajama, jossa oli 1 690 asukasta maaneliökilometrillä. Seuraavaksi tiheimmin asuttuja olivat Kuopion keskustaajama (1 618 as./maa-km2) |language= fi }}</ref> making Kuopio Finland's second-most densely populated city. At the end of 2018, its urban area had a population of approximately 90,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pxnet2.stat.fi/PXWebPXWeb/pxweb/fi/StatFin/StatFin__vrm__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11s8.px/|title=Väestö 31.12. muuttujina Vuosi, Taajama ja Tiedot|work=Tilastokeskuksen PX-Web tietokannat|access-date=2021-01-13|language=fi}}{{Dead link|date=July 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Along with [[Joensuu]], Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs of [[Eastern Finland]].
Kuopio is known nationwide as one of the most important [[education in Finland|study cities]] and centers of attraction and growth. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arvopaperi.fi/uutiset/hypo-tassa-ovat-suomen-10-kasvukeskusta/16a9e534-06fd-32e3-977c-adb1727d7bf5|title=Hypo: Tässä ovat Suomen 10 kasvukeskusta|website=Arvopaperi.fi|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref><ref name="reg_cap">{{Cite web|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/kuopio_meni_helsingin_ohi_vetovoimaisuudessa__kaupunginjohtaja_pitkajanteinen_tyo_nakyy/8776947|title=Kuopio meni Helsingin ohi vetovoimaisuudessa – kaupunginjohtaja: "Pitkäjänteinen työ näkyy"|date=30 March 2016|website=Yle.fi|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hs.fi/paakirjoitukset/art-2000005456294.html|title=Pääkirjoitus | Kuopio onnistui nousemaan Itä-Suomen aluekeskukseksi|date=20 November 2017|website=Hs.fi|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref> The city's history has been characterized by several [[Municipalities of Finland#Mergers and reform|municipality mergers]] since 1969, as a result of which Kuopio now includes much countryside; Kuopio's population surpassed 100,000 when the town of [[Nilsiä]] joined the city at the beginning of 2013. When [[Maaninka]] joined Kuopio at the beginning of 2015, Kuopio became Finland's largest [[milk]] producing community and Finland's second largest [[beef]] producing community. In addition, at the end of the 2010s, Kuopio was noted for numerous large projects, which are the largest nationwide after the [[Helsinki
According to Kuntarating 2017 survey, Kuopio has the most satisfied residents among the 20 largest cities,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.epsi-finland.org/report/kuntarating-2017/ |title=EPSI finlandKuntarating 2017 - EPSI finland |access-date=10 June 2020 |archive-date=10 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610041416/https://www.epsi-finland.org/report/kuntarating-2017/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and according to the 2018 survey, Kuopio is the best city for [[Real estate investing|real estate investors]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uusisuomi.fi/uutiset/tutkimus-asuntosijoittajan-paras-kaupunki-on-nyt-kuopio-varoitus-kiinnostuksen-lopahtamisesta/bfc0f031-dd48-322b-9cfc-7ab7674d0a47|title=Tutkimus: Asuntosijoittajan paras kaupunki on nyt Kuopio – Varoitus kiinnostuksen lopahtamisesta|first=Maarit|last=Alkula|website=Uusisuomi.fi|date=18 July 2018 |access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref> In the ''Kuntien imago 2018'' survey, Kuopio ranks second among large cities of Finland after [[Seinäjoki]] of [[South Ostrobothnia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.taloustutkimus.fi/ajankohtaista/uutisia/seinajoella-on-paras-imago.html|title=Seinäjoella on paras imago|website=Taloustutkimus.fi|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref> In ''T-media'''s attraction and influence of the ten biggest cities study in 2021, 2022 and 2023, Kuopio is the second most attractive city in Finland, with [[Tampere]] holding the first place.<ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11841741 Kuopio on Suomen toiseksi vetovoimaisin kaupunki, ainoastaan Tampere kiri edelle] – ''[[YLE]]'', 17 March 2021. (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12396201 Kuopio on Suomen toiseksi vetovoimaisin kaupunki] – ''[[YLE]]'', 8 April 2022. (in Finnish)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20024692|title = Tampere listattiin jo kolmatta kertaa Suomen vetovoimaisimmaksi kaupungiksi – muista suurista kaupungeista vain Oulu paransi tulostaan|trans-title=Tampere was listed as the most attractive city in Finland for the third time – of the other big cities, only Oulu improved its result|first=Anu|last=Hurme|work=[[Yle]]|date=29 March 2023|access-date=29 March 2023|language=fi}}</ref>
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The city of Kuopio has {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Kuopio }}}} inhabitants, making it the {{ordinal|{{Data Finland municipality/population count sequence|Kuopio}}}} most populous municipality in Finland. The [[Kuopio sub-region|region of Kuopio]] is the 7th largest in Finland, after the regions of [[
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