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Vesanto | |
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Municipality | |
| Vesannon kunta Vesanto kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vesanto in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°56′N 026°25′E / 62.933°N 26.417°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region |
| Charter | 1871 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pasi Lievonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 569.80 km2 (220.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 422.63 km2 (163.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 147.1 km2 (56.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 198th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,858 |
| • Rank | 263rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.4/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • 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 1,858 (31 October 2024)[2] 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.[1] The population density is 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.