Kinnula
Kinnula is a municipality of Finland.
Kinnula | |
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Municipality | |
| Kinnulan kunta Kinnula kommun | |
Kinnula church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kinnula in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 024°58′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kirsi Kellokangas |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 495.71 km2 (191.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 460.2 km2 (177.7 sq mi) |
| • Water | 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,523 |
| • Rank | 278th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.31/km2 (8.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Sami | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.2% |
| • 65 or older | 33.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kinnula.fi |
It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,523 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 495.71 square kilometres (191.39 sq mi) of which 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.6/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kivijärvi, Lestijärvi, Perho, Pihtipudas, Reisjärvi and Viitasaari.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature
There are all together 66 lakes in Kinnula. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Yläjäppä Alajäppä and Iso-Koirajärvi.[4] Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kinnula.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kinnula:
- Centre Party 53.2%
- National Coalition Party 14.7%
- Social Democratic Party 13.1%
- The Finns 12.0%
- Left Alliance 3.7%
- Christian Democrats 1.7%
- Green League 0.9%
Twinnings
- Konguta Parish, Estonia
- Trøgstad, Norway
See also
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "Kinnula". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
External links
Media related to Kinnula at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kinnula – Official website (in Finnish)