Lieksa
Lieksa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlie̯ksɑ]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 10,229 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 4,067.60 square kilometres (1,570.51 sq mi) of which 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi).
Lieksa | |
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Town | |
| Lieksan kaupunki Lieksa stad | |
Town center of Lieksa | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Lieksa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia |
| Charter | 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Esko Lehto, Tino Timonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 4,067.60 km2 (1,570.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,417.86 km2 (1,319.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 10,229 |
| • Rank | 97th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.99/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 5.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52% |
| • 65 or older | 38.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.lieksa.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The town of Lieksa was established in 1973 when the Market town of Lieksa and the Municipality of Pielisjärvi were consolidated.
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