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| Kannus | ||
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| Town | ||
| Kannuksen kaupunki | ||
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 Location of Kannus in Finland |
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| 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 | Terttu Korte | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[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) | |
| Area rank | 239th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,615 | |
| • Rank | 172nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 11.99/km2 (31.1/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.4% | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 19.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.kannus.fi | |
Kannus is a town and municipality and city 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 5,615 (30 June 2015)[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 11.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.1/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Kalajoki, Kokkola, Sievi and Toholampi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature[edit]
The landscape is flat, there are many swamps and also river valleys.
Most common soil is till.
Hietajärvi lake and couple of ponds are on the north side of municipality.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "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.
External links[edit]
Media related to Kannus at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kannus – official website
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