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Ruovesi

Coordinates: 61°59′N 024°04′E / 61.983°N 24.067°E / 61.983; 24.067
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Ruovesi
Municipality
Ruoveden kunta
Ruovesi kommun
Central Ruovesi
Central Ruovesi
Coat of arms of Ruovesi
Location of Ruovesi in Finland
Location of Ruovesi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°59′N 024°04′E / 61.983°N 24.067°E / 61.983; 24.067
Country Finland
RegionPirkanmaa
Sub-regionUpper Pirkanmaa sub-region
Charter1565
Government
 • Municipal managerToni Leppänen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total950.16 km2 (366.86 sq mi)
 • Land776.99 km2 (300.00 sq mi)
 • Water173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi)
 • Rank108th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total4,094
 • Rank190th largest in Finland
 • Density5.27/km2 (13.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others2.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1411%
 • 15 to 6451.2%
 • 65 or older37.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.ruovesi.fi

Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,094 (31 August 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] The population density is 5.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.6/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, Tampere, Virrat and Ylöjärvi.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Helvetinjärvi National Park is located in Ruovesi. The biggest lake in the area of the municipality is Lake Ruovesi. The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.

People born in Ruovesi

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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