Ruovesi

Ruovesi is a municipality of Finland.

Ruovesi
Municipality
Ruoveden kunta
Ruovesi kommun
Central Ruovesi
Central Ruovesi
Coat of arms of Ruovesi
Coat of arms
Location of Ruovesi in Finland
Location of Ruovesi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°59′N 024°04′E
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)
 • Land776.18 km2 (299.68 sq mi)
 • Water173.97 km2 (67.17 sq mi)
 • Rank108th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total4,129
 • Rank192nd largest in Finland
 • Density5.32/km2 (13.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others1.7%
Population by age
[4]
 • 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

It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,129 (26 October 2023)[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 5.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.8/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

See also

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.

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