Puolanka

Puolanka (Swedish: Puolanka, also Puolango) is a municipality in Finland located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 2,531 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 2,598.68 square kilometres (1,003.36 sq mi) of which 137.3 km2 (53.0 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.7/sq mi).

Puolanka
Municipality
Puolangan kunta
Puolanka kommun
Puolanka Church
Coat of arms
Location of Puolanka in Finland
Coordinates: 64°52′05″N 027°40′15″E
Country Finland
RegionKainuu
Sub-regionKehys-Kainuu sub-region
Government
 • MayorHarri Peltola
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,598.68 km2 (1,003.36 sq mi)
 • Land2,461.45 km2 (950.37 sq mi)
 • Water137.3 km2 (53.0 sq mi)
Area rank24th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total2,531
 • Rank239th largest in Finland
 • Density1.03/km2 (2.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.2% (official)
 • Others0.8%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1412.7%
 • 15 to 6462.1%
 • 65 or older25.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20%
Websitewww.puolanka.fi

The highest waterfall in Finland, Hepoköngäs is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) from the center of Puolanka.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

The first permanent settlers in Puolanka came in the 1550s.[6]

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.[6]

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.[6]

Villages

Villages within Puolanka are as follows: Aittokylä, Auho, Joukokylä, Kivarinjärvi, Kotila, Kongasmäki, Leipivaara, Lylykylä, Naulaperä, Puokio, Puolanka, Rasinkylä, Suolijärvi, Vihajärvi, Väyrylä, Yli-Oterma, Törmänmäki.

Notable individuals
  • 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
  • The Luppojoki river in Puolanka, Finland.

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  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. "Historia". www.puolanka.fi. Retrieved 2016-07-14.

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