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Viitasaari is a Finnish town and municipality located in the Central Finland region. It is located between the neighbouring municipalities of Pihtipudas to the north and Äänekoski to the south. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or 21%, is water. There are altogether 230 lakes in Viitasaari. The biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. The population density is .

Key facts

Settlement.name
Viitasaari
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Viitasaari Keiteleen puolelta.JPG
Settlement.image_shield
Viitasaari.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Viitasaari sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Viitasaari in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name
Helena Vuopionperä-Kovanen
Settlement.established_title
Charter
Settlement.established_date
1635
Settlement.established_title2
Town privileges
Settlement.established_date2
1996

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Viitasaari is a Finnish town and municipality located in the Central Finland region. It is located between the neighbouring municipalities of Pihtipudas to the north and Äänekoski to the south. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or 21%, is water. There are altogether 230 lakes in Viitasaari. The biggest lakes are Lake Keitele, Lake Kolima and Muuruejärvi. The population density is .

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

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