Maaninka (Swedish: Maaninka, also Maninga) is a former municipality in the region of Northern Savonia, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2015.
Maaninka | |
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Former municipality | |
| Maaningan kunta Maaninka kommun | |
 Old Vianta channel in Maaninka | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Maaninka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°09.5′N 027°18′E / 63.1583°N 27.300°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Kuopio sub-region |
| Charter | 1872 |
| Merged | 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Soile Lahti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 575.13 km2 (222.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 466.51 km2 (180.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 108.62 km2 (41.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,747 |
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.maaninka.fi |
The municipality had a population of 3,747 (30 November 2014)[2] and it covered an area of 575.13 square kilometres (222.06 sq mi) of which 108.62 square kilometres (41.94 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 8.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.8/sq mi).
The municipality is mostly rugged forestland. The tallest waterfall in Finland, at 36 metres (118 ft) high, is located in Maaninka. The site, called Korkeakoski, has been a tourist site since the 19th century.[3]
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
People born in Maaninka
edit- Taavetti Lapveteläinen (1860–1919)
- Nestor Väänänen (1877–1930)
- Tahvo Hiekkaranta (1879–1947)
- Tatu Nissinen (1883–1966)
- Salomo Savolainen (1883–1964)
- Pentti Pekkarinen (1917–1975)
- Olavi Kuronen (1923–1989)
- Tuula Väätäinen (1955–)
- Jari Räsänen (1966–)
Gallery
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The Lutheran Church of Maaninka
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The Lake Maaninkajärvi in the village of Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka.
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The Kalapuro House serves as museum, Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka
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References
edit- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Korkeakoski. Suomen vesiputoukset ("Waterfalls of Finland").
External links
edit- Media related to Maaninka at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Maaninka – Official site (in Finnish)
