Puolanka

Puolanka
—  Municipality  —
Puolangan kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Puolanka in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Kainuu
Sub-region Kehys-Kainuu sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Seppo Rajala
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 2,598.75 km2 (1,003.4 sq mi)
 • Land 2,461.45 km2 (950.4 sq mi)
 • Water 137.3 km2 (53 sq mi)
Area rank 28th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 3,049
 • Rank 247th largest in Finland
 • Density 1.24/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.2% (official)
 • Others 0.8%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 12.7%
 • 15 to 64 62.1%
 • 65 or older 25.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.puolanka.fi

Puolanka is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 3,049 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 2,598.75 square kilometres (1,003.38 sq mi) of which 137.3 km2 (53.0 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.2 /sq mi).

The highest waterfall in Finland, Hepoköngäs is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) 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.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  6. ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Puolanka Puolanka] at Wikimedia Commons
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Former municipalities
Kajaanin maalaiskunta · Vuolijoki