Keuruu facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Keuruu
Municipality
Keuruun kaupunki Keuru stad
The old church of Keuruu
Coat of arms
Location of Keuruu in Finland
Country	Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Keuruu sub-region
Charter	1652
Area  (2009)
• Total	1,430.62 km2 (552.37 sq mi)
• Land	1,258.4 km2 (485.9 sq mi)
• Water	172.22 km2 (66.49 sq mi)
Area rank	68th largest in Finland
Population  (2013-04-25)
• Total	10,522
• Rank	85th largest in Finland
• Density	8.36/km2 (21.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	99% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	0.9%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	14.7%
• 15 to 64	62.3%
• 65 or older	23%
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate	19.75%
Website	www.keuruu.fi

Keuruu is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region.

The municipality has a population of 9,757 and covers an area of 1,430.57 square kilometres (552.35 sq mi) of which 172.4 km2 (66.6 sq mi) is water.

Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Multia, Mänttä-Vilppula, Petäjävesi, Virrat and Ähtäri. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Pihlajavesi was consolidated with Keuruu in 1969.

There are 316 lakes in Keuruu, the largest of which are Keurusselkä-Ukonselkä, Pihlajavesi and Liesjärvi.

People

• Einari Vuorela, writer
• Hannele Huovi, writer
• Joni Lius, ice hockey player
• Jukka Rautakorpi, professional ice hockey coach
• Kalevi Sorsa, former Prime Minister of Finland
• Matti Kassila, film director
• Mirjami Kuosmanen, actress
• Olli Palola, ice hockey player
• Pirkko Vahtero, graphic designer and heraldist

Images for kids

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  Lake Yltiä in Keuruu

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  Prime Minister Kalevi Sorsa

See also

In Spanish: Keuruu para niños