Ranua
Ranua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,599 (31 December 2023) 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. The population density is 1.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.7/sq mi).
Ranua | |
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Municipality | |
| Ranuan kunta Ranua kommun | |
Ranua Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ranua in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Rovaniemi |
| Charter | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tuomas Aikkila |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 3,694.79 km2 (1,426.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,454.17 km2 (1,333.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 3,599 |
| • Rank | 202nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.04/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 1.2% |
| 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) |
| Website | www |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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