Puolanka
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| Puolanka | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Puolangan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°52′05″N 027°40′15″E / 64.86806°N 27.67083°ECoordinates: 64°52′05″N 027°40′15″E / 64.86806°N 27.67083°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Kainuu | ||
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu sub-region | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Seppo Rajala | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 2,598.91 km2 (1,003.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 2,461.73 km2 (950.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 137.18 km2 (53 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 28th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 3,172 | ||
| - Density | 1.29/km2 (3.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 249th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.2% (official) | ||
| - Others | 0.8% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 12.7% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 62.1% | ||
| - 65 or older | 25.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | ||
| Website | www.puolanka.fi | ||
Puolanka is a municipality in Finland and is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 3,172 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 2,598.91 square kilometres (1,003.44 sq mi) of which 137.18 km2 (52.97 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.29 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.3 /sq mi).
The highest waterfall in Finland, Hepoköngäs is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) from the center of Puolanka.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Puolango" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Puolanka" also in Swedish.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "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 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet
[edit] External links
Media related to Puolanka at Wikimedia Commons- Official website of Puolanka municipality
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