Kinnula

Kinnula
Municipality
Kinnulan kunta
Kinnula kommun
Kinnula church
Kinnula church
Coat of arms of Kinnula
Coat of arms
Location of Kinnula in Finland
Location of Kinnula in Finland
Coordinates: 63°22′N 024°58′E / 63.367°N 24.967°E / 63.367; 24.967
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionSaarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerKirsi Kellokangas
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
495.71 km2 (191.39 sq mi)
 • Land460.2 km2 (177.7 sq mi)
 • Water35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi)
 • Rank190th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
1,505
 • Rank278th largest in Finland
 • Density3.27/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Sami0.1%
 • Others1%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1417.4%
 • 15 to 6449.2%
 • 65 or older33.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kinnula.fi

Kinnula is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,505 (31 October 2024)[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 3.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.5/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.[5] Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kinnula.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kinnula:

Twinnings

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Kinnula". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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