Ranua
Ranua | |
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Municipality | |
| Ranuan kunta Ranua kommun | |
 Ranua Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ranua in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E / 65.933°N 26.517°ECoordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E / 65.933°N 26.517°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Rovaniemi sub-region |
| Charter | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kimmo Sarapää |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,694.79 km2 (1,426.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,453.73 km2 (1,333.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 14th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,690 |
| • Rank | 202nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.07/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.8% (official) |
| • Others | 0.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
| • 65 or older | 29.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
| Website | www.ranua.fi |
Ranua is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,690 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 3,694.79 square kilometres (1,426.57 sq mi) of which 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.8/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Ii, Simo, Tervola, Rovaniemi, Posio and Pudasjärvi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages[]
Villages within the municipality of Ranua are inclusive of , , Impiö, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
Nature of Ranua[]
There are 569 lakes in Ranua.[6] The biggest of them are lake Ranuanjärvi and lake Simojärvi. There are also quite many rapids and natural salmon living in the rapids.
Tourism[]
Perhaps the most well known attraction is the Ranua Zoo, which has many arctic animals, including the polar bear, which is the mascot of the zoo. Ranua Zoo is the only place where you can see a living polar bear in Finland.
Other notable attractions within the municipality of Ranua are inclusive of the located in the village of Saukkojärvi, Finland, the , and the .
Sister cities[]
People[]
- Eero Lohi (born 1927), Finnish modern pentathlete
- Lauri Impiö (1929–2006), Finnish Lutheran clergyman and politician
- Jouko Kuha (born 1939), Finnish long-distance runner
- Taina Impiö (born 1956), Finnish cross country skier
- Ilkka Koivula (born 1966), Finnish actor
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ The number of lakes in Ranua. Jarviwiki.
External links[]
Media related to Ranua at Wikimedia Commons
Ranua travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipality of Ranua – Official website
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