Puolanka
| Puolanka | ||
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| Puolangan kunta | ||
Puolanka Church
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 Location of Puolanka in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 64°52′05″N 027°40′15″E / 64.86806°N 27.67083°ECoordinates: 64°52′05″N 027°40′15″E / 64.86806°N 27.67083°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Kainuu | |
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Seppo Rajala | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 2,461.25 km2 (950.29 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 2,461.45 km2 (950.37 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 137.3 km2 (53.0 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 24th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,765 | |
| • Rank | 237th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.12/km2 (2.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.8% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 12.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
| Website | www.puolanka.fi | |
Puolanka is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 2,765 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 2,461.25 square kilometres (950.29 sq mi) of which 137.3 km2 (53.0 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.9/sq mi).
The highest waterfall in Finland, Hepoköngäs is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) from the center of Puolanka.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also known as "Puolango" in Swedish documents.
The first permanent settlers in Puolanka came in the 1550s.
The municipality of Puolanka was established in the year of 1867. In that same year the Puolanka parish became independent from the Hyrynsalmi church to which it had previously belonged to administratively. The municipal council of Puolanka was formed in the year of 1916.
At its peak Puolanka had a population of about 7,520 in 1960. Towards the end of the 1960s, however, Puolanka's population began to decline, alike other municipalities within Kainuu.
Villages within Puolanka are as follows: Aittokylä, Auho, Joukokylä, Kivarinjärvi, Kotila, Kongasmäki, Leipivaara, Lylykylä, Naulaperä, Puokio, Puolanka, Rasinkylä, Suolijärvi, Vihajärvi, Väyrylä, Yli-Oterma, Törmänmäki.
Lake Kalettomanlampi in Puolanka, Finland, seen from the Southernmost shore towards North-East.
With its drop of 24 meters Hepoköngäs is the highest waterfall in Finland.
The small lake of Ahvenlampi in Puolanka, Finland.
The river Keskijoki in Puolanka, Finland.
The lake of Pirttijärvi in Puolanka, Finland, seen from the beach at the North-Western end of the lake towards South-East.
The Pohjolanjoki river in Puolanka, Finland, seen upstream from the bridge of the connecting road 8832.
The small river of Viitajoki that runs to Kiiminkijoki at the southernmost part of the municipality of Puolanka, Finland.
The Kuorejoki river in Puolanka, Finland.
The lake Loukkolampi in Puolanka, Finland
The Puolanka military cemetery
The Puolanka military cemetery at the Puolanka church in Puolanka, Finland
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