Hirvensalmi

Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland.

Hirvensalmi
Municipality
Hirvensalmen kunta
Hirvensalmi kommun
Hirvensalmi Church
Hirvensalmi Church
Coat of arms of Hirvensalmi
Coat of arms
Location of Hirvensalmi in Finland
Location of Hirvensalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°38.5′N 026°47′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Savonia
Sub-regionMikkeli sub-region
Charter1656
Government
 • Municipal managerSeppo Ruhanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total746.59 km2 (288.26 sq mi)
 • Land465.38 km2 (179.68 sq mi)
 • Water281.2 km2 (108.6 sq mi)
 • Rank186th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total2,047
 • Rank255th largest in Finland
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others2.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1410.9%
 • 15 to 6452.1%
 • 65 or older37%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.hirvensalmi.fi

It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,047 (30 September 2023)[5] and covers an area of 746.59 square kilometres (288.26 sq mi) of which 281.2 km2 (108.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities: Joutsa, Kangasniemi, Mikkeli, Mäntyharju and Pertunmaa.

Hirvensalmi is often said to be an island municipality. Most people live on the mainland, but living on an island is not unheard of. Most islands, though, are only inhabited during the summer holidays, when holidaymakers come mainly from Southern Finland and double the population of Hirvensalmi. In the north lake Puula marks the border of Hirvensalmi and Kangasniemi, and in the west lake Suontee separates it from Joutsa.

The municipality is unilingual Finnish.

Some villages

Hirvenlahti, Hirvensalmi, Hämeenmäki, Kekkola, Kilkki, Kissakoski, Kotkatvesi, Kuitula, Lahnaniemi, Lelkola, Malvaniemi, Monikkala, Noitti, Pääskynsaari, Suonsalmi, Syväsmäki, Vahvamäki, Vahvaselkä, and Väisälä.

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  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. "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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