Kiuruvesi
Kiuruvesi | |
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Town | |
| Kiuruveden kaupunki Kiuruvesi stad | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kiuruvesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°39′N 026°37′E / 63.650°N 26.617°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Upper Savo |
| Charter | 1873 |
| Town privileges | 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Juha-Pekka Rusanen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 1,422.90 km2 (549.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,328.19 km2 (512.82 sq mi) |
| • Water | 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 51st largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 7,338 |
| • Rank | 128th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.52/km2 (14.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.9% (official) |
| • Others | 2.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.4% |
| • 65 or older | 31.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Kiuruvesi is a town and municipality of Finland located in the North Savo region. The municipality has a population of 7,338 and covers an area of 1,422.90 square kilometres (549.38 sq mi) of which 94.79 km2 (36.60 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.3/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Iisalmi, Pielavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Pyhäntä and Vieremä. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The educational department takes part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.