Vesanto
Vesanto | |
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Municipality | |
| Vesannon kunta Vesanto kommun | |
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 |
| Charter | 1871 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pasi Lievonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• 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 (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 1,839 |
| • Rank | 263rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.35/km2 (11.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| 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 1,839 (31 March 2025) 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. The population density is 4.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbour municipalities are Keitele, Konnevesi, Rautalampi, Tervo, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.