Ranua

Ranua
Municipality
Ranuan kunta

Ranua Church

Coat of arms

Location of Ranua in Finland
Coordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E / 65.933°N 26.517°E / 65.933; 26.517Coordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E / 65.933°N 26.517°E / 65.933; 26.517
Country Finland
Region Lapland
Sub-region Rovaniemi sub-region
Charter 1917
Government
  Municipal manager Kimmo Sarapää
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 3,694.82 km2 (1,426.58 sq mi)
  Land 3,453.73 km2 (1,333.49 sq mi)
  Water 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi)
Area rank 16th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 4,001
  Rank 208th largest in Finland
  Density 1.16/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 99.8% (official)
  Others 0.2%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 20.6%
  15 to 64 60.5%
  65 or older 18.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.25%
Website www.ranua.fi

Ranua is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 4,001 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 3,694.82 square kilometres (1,426.58 sq mi) of which 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Villages

Villages within the municipality of Ranua are inclusive of Asmunti, Hosio, Impiö, Kelankylä, Kortteenperä, Kuha, Kuukasjärvi, Mauru, Nuupas, Petäjäjärvi, Pohjaslahti–Piittisjärvi, Portimo, Putkivaara, Raiskio, Rovastinaho, Saariharju, Saukkojärvi, Sääskilahti, Teerivaara, Telkkälä and Tolja.

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, a wildlife park of arctic animal species which is the northernmost zoo in the world.

Other notable attractions within the municipality of Ranua are inclusive of the Saukkojärvi Local History and School Museum located in the village of Saukkojärvi, Finland, the Hillamarkkinat, Poro Island and the Church of Ranua.

Sister cities

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. The amount of lakes in Ranua. Jarviwiki.
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