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Heinävesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Heinäveden kunta Heinävesi kommun | |
 Municipal office of Heinävesi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Heinävesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates:62°25.5′N028°38′E / 62.4250°N 28.633°E /62.4250; 28.633 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia[1] |
| Sub-region | Joensuu |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Riitta A. Tilus |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,319.58 km2 (509.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,029.96 km2 (397.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 76th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 2,929 |
| • Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.84/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 4.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51% |
| • 65 or older | 39.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Heinävesi (Finnish:[ˈhei̯næˌʋesi];lit. 'hay water') is amunicipality ofFinland. It is located in theNorth Karelia[1]region. The municipality has a population of 2,929 (31 December 2024)[3] and covers an area of 1,319.58 square kilometres (509.49 sq mi) of which 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) is water.[2] Thepopulation density is 2.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities areSavonlinna,Varkaus,Leppävirta,Tuusniemi,Outokumpu andLiperi. The city ofJoensuu is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Heinävesi. The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned fromSouth Savonia to North Karelia.[6]
The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, theNew Valamo Monastery and theLintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi.
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