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Kihniö

Kihniö
Municipality
Kihniön kunta
Kihniö kirkko 2012.JPG
Coat of arms of Kihniö
Coat of arms
Location of Kihniö in Finland
Location of Kihniö in Finland
Coordinates: 62°12′30″N 023°10′45″E / 62.20833°N 23.17917°E / 62.20833; 23.17917Coordinates: 62°12′30″N 023°10′45″E / 62.20833°N 23.17917°E / 62.20833; 23.17917
Country  Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region North Western Pirkanmaa sub-region
Charter 1920
Government
 • Municipal manager Petri Liukku
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 357.10 km2 (137.88 sq mi)
 • Land 357.11 km2 (137.88 sq mi)
 • Water 33.39 km2 (12.89 sq mi)
Area rank 215th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 2,022
 • Rank 268th largest in Finland
 • Density 5.66/km2 (14.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 99.4% (official)
 • Others 0.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 13.5%
 • 15 to 64 62.4%
 • 65 or older 24.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.75%
Website www.kihnio.fi

Kihniö is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the region of Pirkanmaa, Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 2,022 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 357.10 square kilometres (137.88 sq mi) of which 33.39 km2 (12.89 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kihniö:


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