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Ruovesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Ruoveden kunta Ruovesi kommun | |
 Central Ruovesi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ruovesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates:61°59′N024°04′E / 61.983°N 24.067°E /61.983; 24.067 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | Upper Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1565 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Toni Leppänen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 950.16 km2 (366.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 776.99 km2 (300.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 108th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,039 |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 2.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.2% |
| • 65 or older | 37.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Ruovesi is amunicipality in thePirkanmaaregion ofFinland. The municipality has a population of 4,039 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 950.16 square kilometres (366.86 sq mi) of which 173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi) is water.[1] Thepopulation density is 5.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities areJuupajoki,Mänttä-Vilppula,Orivesi,Tampere,Virrat andYlöjärvi.
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality,Lake Ruovesi, is a part of theKokemäki River basin. The educational department takes part inLifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.
Media related toRuovesi at Wikimedia Commons
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