| Vaala | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Mist rising from Oulujoki river in Vaala | |||
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| Location of Vaala in Finland | |||
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Kainuu | ||
| Sub-region | Kajaani sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1954 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipality manager | Tytti Seppänen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,763.95 km2 (681.1 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,302.50 km2 (502.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 461.45 km2 (178.2 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 53rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 3,376 | ||
| • Rank | 238th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 2.59/km2 (6.7/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 0.6% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.5% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 59.3% | ||
| • 65 or older | 25.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | ||
| Urbanisation | 40.9% | ||
| Unemployment rate | 20.6% | ||
| Website | www.vaala.fi | ||
Vaala is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the Kainuu region. Established in 1954 (predecessor municipality Säräisniemi, established in 1867), the municipality has a population of 3,376 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,763.95 square kilometres (681.06 sq mi) of which 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.7 /sq mi).
Oulujärvi, the fourth largest lake of Finland is located partly in Vaala.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vaala is also an old Finnish word, which means the phase in a river just before rapids.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Vaala Vaala] at Wikimedia Commons
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