Vesanto facts for kids
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Vesanto
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Municipality
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| Vesannon kunta Vesanto kommun |
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Location of Vesanto in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1871 | |
| Area
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| • Total | 569.80 km2 (220.00 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 422.63 km2 (163.18 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 198th largest in Finland | |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,895 | |
| • Rank | 263rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.48/km2 (11.6/sq mi) | |
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| • Finnish | 97.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 2.6% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 9.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 48.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 42.4% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
| Website | www.vesanto.fi | |
Vesanto is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,895 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 569.80 square kilometres (220.00 sq mi) of which 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi), or 26%, is water. The population density is 4.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.
Notable people
- Helka Hynninen (1930–2017)
- Kalevi Huuskonen (1932–1999)
- Leena Lehtolainen (born 1964)
See also
In Spanish: Vesanto para niños
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