Viitasaari
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region | |
| Charter | 1635 | |
| Town privileges | 1996 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Janne Kinnunen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,589.13 km2 (613.57 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,248.70 km2 (482.13 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 63rd largest in Finland | |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 6,654 | |
| • Rank | 146th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.33/km2 (13.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 44500 | |
| Area code(s) | (+358) 01 | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www |
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Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 6,654 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,589.13 square kilometres (613.57 sq mi) of which 340.43 km2 (131.44 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 230 lakes in Viitasaari. Biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi.[6] The population density is 5.33 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Viitasaari:
- Centre Party 32.5%
- Social Democratic Party 26.2%
- True Finns 16.6%
- National Coalition Party 9.9%
- Left Alliance 5.5%
- Christian Democrats 5.5%
- Green League 2.6%
Sister cities
The following cities or municipalities are twinned with Viitasaari:[7][8]
Nõo Parish, Estonia
Staffanstorp Municipality, Sweden- Storuman Municipality, Sweden
Sør-Odal, Norway
Schlangen, Germany
Rokietnica, Poland
See also
- Blue Highway, an international tourist route
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Viitasaari – Official website
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