Vesanto
coat of arms | map |
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Basic data | |
State : | Finland |
Landscape : | North Savo |
Administrative community : | Inland Savo |
Geographical location | 62 ° 56 ' N , 26 ° 25' E |
Surface: | 569.75 km² |
of which land area: | 422.64 km² |
of which inland waterways: | 147.11 km² |
Residents : | 2,058 (Dec 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 4.9 inhabitants / km² |
Municipality number : | 921 |
Language (s) : | Finnish |
Website : | www.vesanto.fi |
Vesanto is a Finnish municipality in the North Savo region .
Localities
The municipality includes the places Ahveninen, Harinkaa, Horonkylä, Kuuslahti, Niinivesi, Närhilä, Oinaskylä, Tiitilänkylä, Sonkari, Länsi-Vesanto, Vesamäki and Vesijärvi.
politics
Municipal council
As in most rural areas of Finland, the peasant-liberal Center Party is the strongest party in Vesanto . In the 2012 local elections, she achieved a two-thirds majority in the council with around 65% of the vote and 15 out of 21 MPs. The right-wing populist True Finns and the Social Democrats each have three seats. The conservative National Collection Party lost three quarters of its votes and with it its three seats on the local council.
Political party | 2012 election results | Seats |
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Center Party | 65.7% (+15.8) | 15 (+4) |
True Finns | 15.9% (+10.9) | 3 (+2) |
Social democrats | 14.3% (−14.6) | 3 (−3) |
National rally party | 3.6% (−10.8) | 0 (−3) |
Christian Democrats | 0.6% (−1.3) | 0 (± 0) |
coat of arms
Description of the coat of arms : There are five golden diagonal threads in black .
Community partnerships
Vesanto maintains the following municipal partnerships :
- Mark ( Sweden ), since 1975
- Prioneshsk Raion ( Russia ), since 1989
- High school in the municipality of Ülenurme ( Estonia ), since 1991
Well-known sons and daughters
- Karolina Utriainen (1843–1929), Protestant lay preacher and visionary
- Kalevi Huuskonen (1932–1999), biathlete
- Leena Lehtolainen (* 1964), writer