| Kannonkoski | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Kannonkosken kunta | |||
| Smoke sauna in Kannonkoski | |||
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| Location of Kannonkoski in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Central Finland | ||
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1934 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Maarit Autio | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 549.62 km2 (212.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 444.75 km2 (171.7 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 104.87 km2 (40.5 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 214th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 1,570 | ||
| • Rank | 307th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 3.53/km2 (9.1/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.4% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 56.7% | ||
| • 65 or older | 27.9% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.kannonkoski.fi | ||
Kannonkoski is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,570 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 549.62 square kilometres (212.21 sq mi) of which 104.87 km2 (40.49 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.1 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
February 22, 1971: a schoolbus and a rail car collided at a level crossing 2,5 miles north from Kannonkoski station, six children were killed and some passengers were slightly injured.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kannonkoski Kannonkoski] at Wikimedia Commons
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