The municipality has a population of 1,990 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 578.30 square kilometres (223.28 sq mi) of which 96.59 km2 (37.29 sq mi) is water.

[1] The population density is 4.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.7/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Pielavesi, Pihtipudas, Tervo, Vesanto and Viitasaari.

The shortest distance between the municipality and the lake is roughly ten kilometers.

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