Kannus

Kannus
—  Town  —
Kannuksen kaupunki

Coat of arms
Location of Kannus in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Central Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kokkola sub-region
Charter 1859
Government
 • Town manager Terttu Korte
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 470.65 km2 (181.7 sq mi)
 • Land 468.24 km2 (180.8 sq mi)
 • Water 2.41 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Area rank 239th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 5,729
 • Rank 172nd largest in Finland
 • Density 12.24/km2 (31.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99% (official)
 • Swedish 0.4%
 • Others 0.6%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 19.6%
 • 15 to 64 63.3%
 • 65 or older 17.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.kannus.fi

Kannus is a town and municipality and city of Finland.

It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,729 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 470.65 square kilometres (181.72 sq mi), of which 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.7 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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