Hirvensalmi

Hirvensalmi
Municipality
Hirvensalmen kunta
Hirvensalmi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Hirvensalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°38.5′N 026°47′E / 61.6417°N 26.783°ECoordinates: 61°38.5′N 026°47′E / 61.6417°N 26.783°E
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Savonia
Sub-region	Mikkeli sub-region
Charter	1656
Government
• Municipal manager	Seppo Ruhanen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
• Total	746.58 km^2 (288.26 sq mi)
• Land	465.38 km^2 (179.68 sq mi)
• Water	281.2 km^2 (108.6 sq mi)
Area rank	166th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
• Total	2,262
• Rank	274th largest in Finland
• Density	4.86/km^2 (12.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
• Finnish	98.8% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	0.9%
Population by age[4]
• 0 to 14	14.2%
• 15 to 64	57.9%
• 65 or older	27.9%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.5%
Website	www.hirvensalmi.fi

Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,262 (31 March 2016)^[2] and covers an area of 746.58 square kilometres (288.26 sq mi) of which 281.2 km² (108.6 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 4.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.6/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 by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
2. "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

External links

Media related to Hirvensalmi at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Hirvensalmi – Official site (Finnish) (English)