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 | Seppo Rajala | ||||
| Home page | http://www.puolanka.fi/ | ||||
Puolanka 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.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Puolango" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Puolanka" also in Swedish.[1]
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