Kihniö
It is located in the region of Pirkanmaa. The municipality has a population of 1,843 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 390.50 square kilometres (150.77 sq mi) of which 33.39 km2 (12.89 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.4/sq mi).
Kihniö | |
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Municipality | |
| Kihniön kunta Kihniö kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kihniö in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°12′30″N 023°10′45″E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | North Western Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1920 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Petri Liukku |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 390.50 km2 (150.77 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 (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,843 |
| • Rank | 270th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.16/km2 (13.4/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 | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
| Website | www.kihnio.fi |
Kihniö is a municipality of Finland.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kihniö:
- True Finns 53.2%
- Centre Party 15.5%
- Christian Democrats 14.4%
- National Coalition Party 6.5%
- Social Democratic Party 5.9%
- Communist Party of Finland 2.3%
- Green League 1.1%
- Left Alliance 0.5%
- Pirate Party 0.5%
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Kihniö at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kihniö – Official website
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