Kannus
Kannus | |
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Town | |
| Kannuksen kaupunki Kannus stad | |
 Kannus Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kannus in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°54′N 023°55′E / 63.900°N 23.917°ECoordinates: 63°54′N 023°55′E / 63.900°N 23.917°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kokkola sub-region |
| Charter | 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Jussi Niinistö |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 470.65 km2 (181.72 sq mi) |
| • Land | 468.24 km2 (180.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 184th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,390 |
| • Rank | 161st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.51/km2 (29.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.5% |
| • 65 or older | 24.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
| Website | www |
Kannus is a town and municipality of Finland. It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,390 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 470.65 square kilometres (181.72 sq mi), of which 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.8/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbour municipalities are Kalajoki, Kokkola, Sievi and Toholampi.
The area of Kannus was long inhabited by Lapps. This is also indicated by the name of the town, which means Sámi witch drum.[6] The hammer of the witch drum in the coat of arms of the town also refers to the same.[7]
Notable people[edit]
- Oskari Tokoi, socialist leader and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Raija Karlsson & Kari-Pekka Karlsson (1986). Finlandia, Otavan Maammekirja 7 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 73. ISBN 951-1-08930-7.
- ^ "Hallinto ja päätöksenteko: Kannusinfo" (in Finnish). Town of Kannus. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kannus at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kannus – official website
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Kannus
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