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Heinävesi | |
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Municipality | |
Heinäveden kunta Heinävesi kommun | |
![]() Municipal office of Heinävesi | |
![]() Location of Heinävesi in Finland | |
Coordinates:62°25.5′N028°38′E / 62.4250°N 28.633°E /62.4250; 28.633 | |
Country | ![]() |
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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