Hankasalmi
| Hankasalmi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Hankasalmen kunta | ||
| Hankasalmi railway station
Hankasalmi railway station
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| Location of Hankasalmi in Finland Location of Hankasalmi in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region | |
| Charter | 1872 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Matti Mäkinen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 687.75 km2 (265.54 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 571.86 km2 (220.80 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 182nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,220 | |
| • Rank | 180th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 9.13/km2 (23.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 23.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.hankasalmi.fi | |
Hankasalmi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 5,220 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 687.75 square kilometres (265.54 sq mi) of which 115.89 km2 (44.75 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.6/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Kangasniemi, Konnevesi, Laukaa, Pieksämäki, Rautalampi and Toivakka.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature
There are all together 97 lakes in Hankasalmi. Biggest lakes are Kynsivesi-Leivonvesi, Armisvesi and Kuuhankavesi.[6]
Twinnings
Häädemeeste Parish, Estonia[7]
Hohenhameln, Germany[8]
Mjölby, Sweden[9]
Karmøy, Norway[10]
Gallery
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Hankasalmi Observatory.jpg
Hankasalmi Observatory
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Traditional fish soup, Hankasalmi.jpg
Traditional fish soup cooked in Hankasalmi
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A man with a wooden hat in Hankasalmi
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Sunset over the Kuuhankavesi, Hankasalmi.jpg
Sunset over the Lake Kuuhankavesi
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Lake Armisvesi in Hankasalmi
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Säkinlampi.jpg
Lake Säkinlampi
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A stream near Keskisenlampi nature trail in Hankasalmi
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Keskisenlampi birdwatching tower.jpg
Keskisenlampi birdwatching tower
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hankasalmi – Official site
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