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Kaavi | |
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Municipality | |
Kaavin kunta Kaavi kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.9750°N 28.483°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia |
Charter | 1875 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Harri Korhonen [1] |
Area (2018-01-01)
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• Total | 789.59 km2 (304.86 sq mi) |
• Land | 674.08 km2 (260.26 sq mi) |
• Water | 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) |
• Rank | 126th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)
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• Total | 2,628 |
• Rank | 229th largest in Finland |
• Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 53.2% |
• 65 or older | 35.7% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+03:00 ( EEST) |
Website | www.kaavi.fi |
Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of 2,628 (31 December 2023) [3] and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) is water. [2] The population density is 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (10/sq mi). It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Kuopio and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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