Kuhmo
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| Kuhmon kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°07.5′N 029°31′E / 64.125°N 29.517°ECoordinates: 64°07.5′N 029°31′E / 64.125°N 29.517°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Kainuu | ||
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| City rights | 1986 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town Manager | Eila Valtanen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 5,456.82 km2 (2,106.89 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 4,806.85 km2 (1,855.94 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 649.97 km2 (250.95 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 12th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 9,308 | ||
| • Rank | 107th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 1.94/km2 (5.0/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 1.6% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.1% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 63.5% | ||
| • 65 or older | 23.5% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | ||
| Website | www.kuhmo.fi | ||
Kuhmo is a town and a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 9,308 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 5,456.82 square kilometres (2,106.89 sq mi) of which 649.97 km2 (250.95 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.0 /sq mi). It has a borderline of 120 kilometres (75 mi) with Russia.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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[edit] History
In the beginning of 17th century people of Kuhmo were part of parishes of Kajaani and Oulujärvi. Kuhmo became a municipality in 1865 and was known by the name Kuhmoniemi until 1937 when the name was shortened to Kuhmo. Kuhmo gained city rights in 1986.
During 19th century tar burning and burn-beating were economically essential to Kuhmo. In the year 1900 tar production in Kuhmo was highest in Finland, at 1.6 million litres.
The Winter War is an important event in the history of Kuhmo. During the war Kuhmo was bombarded 48 times and ground battles took place as near as ten kilometers from the center of the town. After the war Kuhmo kept its eastern borderline unchanged in accordance with the Moscow Peace Treaty, thus having an unchanged borderline for 400 years straight since the Treaty of Tyavzino of 1595.
[edit] Culture
Kuhmo is well known for its Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival which is held annually. The festival was founded in 1970 by cellist Seppo Kimanen and a small group of friends. A book on this subject was published in 2006.[6]
[edit] Sights
- Kuhmo Arts Centre
- Kalevala Village
- Juminkeko – The Information Center for the Kalevala and Karelian Culture. [1]
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Kuhmo is twinned with:
Kostamus, Russia
Oroszlány, Hungary
Robertsfors, Sweden
Šaľa, Slovakia
[edit] The Districts and Villages of the Town of Kuhmo
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. 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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Listen, there's music from the forest: a short presentation of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival", in English and French, by Jean-Jacques Subrenat, ISBN 978-952-92-0564-6.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kuhmo at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Kuhmo
- Official Internet forum of Kuhmo
- Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
- Lots of other links and information about Kuhmo's services.
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