Ruovesi
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| Ruovesi | |||
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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 | Markku Raiskinmäki | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • 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 (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,939 | ||
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 6.36/km2 (16.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.7% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.3% | ||
| • Others | 1% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 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[5] | 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 4,939 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 950.15 square kilometres (366.85 sq mi) of which 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.36 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.5 /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.
References [link]
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. https://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. https://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. https://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. https://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links [link]
Media related to Ruovesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ruovesi – Official website
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Ruovesi Church
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Birch forest near Ruovesi
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