| Maaninka | |||
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| Maaningan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 63°09.5′N 027°18′E / 63.1583°N 27.3°ECoordinates: 63°09.5′N 027°18′E / 63.1583°N 27.3°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Eastern Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Kuopio sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1872 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Soile Lahti | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 575.13 km2 (222.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 466.68 km2 (180.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 108.45 km2 (41.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 3,874 | ||
| - Density | 8.3/km2 (21.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.3% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 0.6% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 17.9% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 61.5% | ||
| - 65 or older | 20.6% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.maaninka.fi | ||
Maaninka (Swedish: Maninga) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,874 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 575.13 square kilometres (222.06 sq mi) of which 108.45 km2 (41.87 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (21 /sq mi).
The municipality is mostly rugged forestland. The tallest waterfall in Finland, at 46 meters high, is located in Maaninka. The site, called Korkeakoski, has been a tourist site since the 19th century.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Maaninka is served by the Maaninka High School. The school has become of some notoriety after a 16-year-old boy, whose name has not been revealed to the press, posted a video on YouTube titled "Maaninka massacre". The boy was arrested on November 11, 2007, just days after the Jokela school shooting, but stated that the video was a joke.[6]
Notable residents
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 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved on 26 July 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.
- ^ "Finnish police detain boy for YouTube video threat". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSL1114076520071111. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
External links
Media related to Maaninka at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Maaninka – Official site (Finnish)
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