Puolanka
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| Province | Oulu | ||||
| Region | Kainuu | ||||
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
2,599.79 km² 2,467.23 km² ranked 21st |
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| Population - Density - Change - Rank |
3,472 (2004) 1.4 inh./km² - 2.5% ranked 267th |
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| Urbanisation | 52.2% | ||||
| Unemployment | 24.9% | ||||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||||
| Municipal manager | Erkki Vanhanen | ||||
| Home page | http://www.puolanka.fi/ | ||||
Puolanka (Puolango in Swedish) is a municipality in Finland and is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 3,472 and covers an area of 2,599.79 km² of which 132.56 km² is water. The population density is 1.4 inhabitants per km².
The highest waterfall in Finland, Hepoköngäs is located 16 km from the center of Puolanka.
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| Hyrynsalmi | Kajaani | Kuhmo | Paltamo | Puolanka | Ristijärvi | Sotkamo | Suomussalmi | Vaala | ||
| Kainuu | Oulu Province | Finland |
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