Rautavaara
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Municipality
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| Rautavaaran kunta Rautavaara kommun | |
Savontie road in Rautavaara
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Rautavaara in Finland
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| Coordinates: 63°29.7′N 028°18′E / 63.4950°N 28.300°E / 63.4950; 28.300 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia |
| Charter | September 12, 1874[1] |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikko Kärnä |
| Area
(2018-01-01)[2]
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| • Total | 1,235.26 km2 (476.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,150.63 km2 (444.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 66th largest in Finland |
| Population
(2023-12-31)[3]
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| • Total | 1,424 |
| • Rank | 280th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.24/km2 (3.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.5% (official) |
| • Others | 1.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.9% |
| • 65 or older | 39.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Rautavaara is a municipalityofFinland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,424 (31 December 2023)[3] and covers an area of 1,235.26 square kilometres (476.94 sq mi) of which 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 1.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[according to whom?]
Tiilikkajärvi National Park is located both in Rautavaara and its neighboring municipality Sotkamo.[7]
The municipality of Rautavaara was founded on 12 September 1874[1] and the parish in 1894.[8]
Alakeyritty, Ala-Luosta, Etelä-Keyritty, Halmejärvi, Hiirenjärvi, Kangaslahti, Lehtovaara, Lievisenmäki, Palojärvi, Pirttipuro, Pohjois-Keyritty, Puumala, Rannankylä, Rautavaara, Sierajärvi, Siikajärvi, Tiilikka, Ylä-Luosta.
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Places adjacent to Rautavaara
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