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Haapavesi
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Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Haapavesi
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Haapavesi June 2017.jpg
Settlement.image_shield
Haapavesi.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Haapavesi sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Haapavesi in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Siikalatva
Settlement.leader_title
Town manager
Settlement.leader_name
Esa Jussila
Settlement.established_title
Charter
Settlement.established_date
1863
Settlement.established_title2
Town privileges
Settlement.established_date2
1996

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Haapavesi Folk High School
  • Climate
  • Notable individuals
  • References
  • External links

Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour municipalities are Haapajärvi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Oulainen, Raahe, Siikalatva and Ylivieska.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haapavesi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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