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Heinävesi
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Municipality
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| Heinäveden kunta Heinävesi kommun | |
Municipal office of Heinävesi
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Heinävesi in Finland
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| Coordinates: 62°25.5′N 028°38′E / 62.4250°N 28.633°E / 62.4250; 28.633 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia[1] |
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Riitta A. Tilus |
| Area
(2018-01-01)[2]
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| • Total | 1,319.58 km2 (509.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,029.96 km2 (397.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 76th largest in Finland |
| Population
(2023-12-31)[3]
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| • Total | 3,001 |
| • Rank | 213th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.91/km2 (7.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 4.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51% |
| • 65 or older | 39.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.heinavesi.fi |
Heinävesi (Finnish: [ˈhei̯næˌʋesi]) is a municipalityofFinland. It is located in the North Karelia[1] region. The municipality has a population of 3,001 (31 December 2023)[3] and covers an area of 1,319.58 square kilometres (509.49 sq mi) of which 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 2.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The city of Joensuu is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Heinävesi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia.[6]
The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi.
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