Kiuruvesi is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savoniaregion. The municipality has a population of 9,988 (2003) and covers an area of 1,422.97 km² of which 91.93 km² is water. The population density is 7.0 inhabitants per km². The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ... Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Northern Savonia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...