Vihanti
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Vihanti is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,424 (2003) and covers an area of 485.21 km² of which 4.13 km² is water. The population density is 7.1 inhabitants per km².
Vihanti is home of the heavy rock band "Gobra". The original cast was all-Vihantian, but the current one includes also outsiders. The band has a rehearsal facilities in the Lampinsaari village.
The great dance hall in Mäntylampi was the biggest one in the whole province during the 1970's but is now used only couple of times per year. The Mäntylampi camping area has not been well kept.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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