Ranua

municipality in the region of Lapland in Finland

Ranua is a municipality in Finland. As of 2013, almost 4,200 people lived there. Neighbouring municipalities are Ii, Simo, Tervola, Rovaniemi, Posio and Pudasjärvi. As of January 2014, there were almost 4,150 people living in Ranua.

Ranua
Municipality
Ranuan kunta
Ranua Church
Ranua Church
Coat of arms of Ranua
Location of Ranua in Finland
Location of Ranua in Finland
Coordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E / 65.933°N 26.517°E / 65.933; 26.517
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionRovaniemi sub-region
Charter1917
Government
 • Municipal managerKimmo Sarapää
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total3,694.79 km2 (1,426.57 sq mi)
 • Land3,453.73 km2 (1,333.49 sq mi)
 • Water241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi)
 • Rank14th largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total3,885
 • Rank201st largest in Finland
 • Density1.12/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.8% (official)
 • Others0.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1417.5%
 • 15 to 6452.8%
 • 65 or older29.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.75%
Websitewww.ranua.fi

Simojärvi, Näskäjärvi, Penämönjärvi, Impiönjärvi and Ranuanjärvi. There is also many smaller lakes in the area.

References

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  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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