Maaninka
| Maaninka Maninga | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Maaningan kunta | ||
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Old Vianta channel in Maaninka | ||
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 Location of Maaninka in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°09.5′N 027°18′E / 63.1583°N 27.300°ECoordinates: 63°09.5′N 027°18′E / 63.1583°N 27.300°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Kuopio sub-region | |
| Charter | 1872 | |
| Merged | 2015 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Soile Lahti | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 575.13 km2 (222.06 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 466.51 km2 (180.12 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 108.62 km2 (41.94 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,747 | |
| • Density | 8.03/km2 (20.8/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | www.maaninka.fi | |
Maaninka (Swedish: Maninga) is a former municipality in the region of Northern Savonia, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2015.
The municipality had a population of 3,747 (30 November 2014)[2] and it covered an area of 575.13 square kilometres (222.06 sq mi) of which 108.62 square kilometres (41.94 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 8.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.8/sq mi).
The municipality is mostly rugged forestland. The tallest waterfall in Finland, at 36 metres (118 ft) high, is located in Maaninka. The site, called Korkeakoski, has been a tourist site since the 19th century.[3]
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
People born in Maaninka
- Taavetti Lapveteläinen (1860–1919)
- Nestor Väänänen (1877–1930)
- Tahvo Hiekkaranta (1879–1947)
- Tatu Nissinen (1883–1966)
- Salomo Savolainen (1883–1964)
- Pentti Pekkarinen (1917–1975)
- Olavi Kuronen (1923–1989)
- Tuula Väätäinen (1955–)
- Jari Räsänen (1966–)
Gallery
The Lutheran Church of Maaninka_in_Tuovilanlahti_village%2C_Maaninka%2C_Finland.jpg)
The Lake Maaninkajärvi in the village of Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ Korkeakoski. Suomen vesiputoukset ("Waterfalls of Finland").
External links
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Media related to Maaninka at Wikimedia Commons - Municipality of Maaninka – Official site (Finnish)
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