Keuruu

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Keuruu
Municipality
Keuruun kaupunki
The old church of Keuruu
The old church of Keuruu
Coat of arms of Keuruu
Coat of arms
Location of Keuruu in Finland
Location of Keuruu in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Keuruu sub-region
Charter 1652
Government
 • Town manager Timo Louna
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,430.57 km2 (552.35 sq mi)
 • Land 1,258.17 km2 (485.78 sq mi)
 • Water 172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi)
Area rank 72nd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 10,087
 • Rank 97th largest in Finland
 • Density 8.02/km2 (20.8/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.7%
 • 15 to 64 62.3%
 • 65 or older 23%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.keuruu.fi

Keuruu (Swedish: Keuru) is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region.The municipality has a population of 10,087 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,430.57 square kilometres (552.35 sq mi) of which 172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi) is water.[1] There are 316 lakes in Keuruu. Biggest lakes are Keurusselkä-Ukonselkä, Pihlajavesi and Liesjärvi.[6] The population density is 8.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Pihlajavesi was consolidated with keuruu in 1969.

Major lakes in the area include the lake Keurusselkä in Keuruu and the lake Pihlajavesi in Pihlajavesi.

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns – Sister cities

Keuruu is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Nyyssä0499.JPG

    Summer night at Nyyssänniemi Camping

  • Keuruu New Church 1.jpg

    The new church

  • Pihlajaveden-kirkko-2.jpg

    Pihlajavesi wilderness church

  • Keuruu Town Hall.jpg

    The town hall

  • KeuruuRailwaystation.jpg

    Keuruu railway station

  • Keuruu view.jpg

    A street view

  • Keuruu mainstreet2.jpg

    Another street view

  • Hyppylaituri Keuruulla.jpg

    Diving tower in Keuruu

  • Lake Yltiä.jpg

    Lake Yltiä in Keuruu

  • Haapamäen rautatieasema.JPG

    Haapamäki railway station

  • Haapamaki level crossing.jpg

    An old level crossing at Haapamäki Steam Locomotive Museum

  • Keuruun vanha kirkko 3.jpg

    Keuruu Old Church

References

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External links

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  • Town of Keuruu – Official website (Finnish)
  • Keuruun Pallo – A football club, infamous for losing their every single game in the Finnish division 2 (Finnish)
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