Ranua
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| Ranua | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Ranuan kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E / 65.933°N 26.517°ECoordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E / 65.933°N 26.517°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Lapland | |
| Sub-region | Rovaniemi sub-region | |
| Charter | 1917 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kimmo Sarapää | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,694.82 km2 (1,426.58 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 3,453.73 km2 (1,333.49 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 16th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,259 | |
| • Rank | 208th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.23/km2 (3.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.8% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.2% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 20.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 18.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.25% | |
| Website | www.ranua.fi | |
Ranua is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 4,259 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 3,694.82 square kilometres (1,426.58 sq mi) of which 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.23 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.2 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The best known attraction is Ranua Zoo, a wildlife park of arctic animal species which is the northernmost zoo in the world.
Sister cities
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Ranua at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ranua – Official website
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