Ranua
| Ranua | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Ranuan kunta | ||
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Ranua Church | ||
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 Location of Ranua in Finland | ||
| 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 (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,081 | |
| • Rank | 208th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.18/km2 (3.1/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 4,081 (30 June 2015)[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 1.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi).
Nature of Ranua
There are 569 lakes in Ranua.[6] Biggest of them are lake Ranuanjärvi and lake Simojärvi. There are also quite many rapids and natural salmon living in the rapids.
Tourism
The municipality is unilingual 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 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ The amount of lakes in Ranua. Jarviwiki.
External links
Media related to Ranua at Wikimedia Commons
Ranua travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipality of Ranua – Official website
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