Lieksa

Lieksa
Town
Lieksan kaupunki
Lieksa stad
Town center of Lieksa
Town center of Lieksa
Flag of Lieksa
Coat of arms of Lieksa
Location of Lieksa in Finland
Location of Lieksa in Finland
Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°E / 63.317; 30.017
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionPielinen Karelia
Charter1973
Government
 • Town managerEsko Lehto, Tino Timonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total4,067.60 km2 (1,570.51 sq mi)
 • Land3,417.86 km2 (1,319.64 sq mi)
 • Water649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi)
 • Rank15th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,228
 • Rank97th largest in Finland
 • Density2.99/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish94.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others5.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 149.9%
 • 15 to 6452%
 • 65 or older38.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.lieksa.fi
A railway station building in 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 10,228 (31 December 2023)[2] 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.[1] The population density is 2.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi).

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.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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