Vihanti
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| Vihanti | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Vihannin kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°29′N 025°00′E / 64.483°N 25°ECoordinates: 64°29′N 025°00′E / 64.483°N 25°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Raahe sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Leena Mikkola-Riekkinen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 491.9 km2 (189.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 486.95 km2 (188 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 4.95 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 3,226 | ||
| - Density | 6.62/km2 (17.1/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.4% (official) | ||
| - Others | 0.5% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 18.3% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 60.6% | ||
| - 65 or older | 21.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | ||
| Website | www.vihanti.fi | ||
Vihanti is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,226 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 491.9 square kilometres (189.9 sq mi) of which 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.1 /sq mi).
Vihanti is home of the heavy rock band "Gobra". The original cast was all-Vihantian, but the current one includes also outsiders. The band has a rehearsal facilities in the Lampinsaari village.
The great dance hall in Mäntylampi was the biggest one in the whole province during the 1970s but is now used only couple of times per year. The Mäntylampi camping area has not been well kept.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Vihanti at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Vihanti – Official website (Finnish)
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