Kihniö is a municipality of Finland.
Kihniö | |
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Municipality | |
Kihniön kunta Kihniö kommun | |
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![]() Location of Kihniö in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°12′30″N 023°10′45″E | |
Country | ![]() |
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) |
• Rank | 215th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,808 |
• Rank | 270th largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.06/km2 (13.1/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.4% (official) |
• Others | 0.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11.9% |
• 15 to 64 | 53.4% |
• 65 or older | 34.7% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
Website | www.kihnio.fi |
It is located in the region of Pirkanmaa. The municipality has a population of 1,808 (31 December 2021)[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 5.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kihniö:
Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Kihniö council, in Kihniö.[6]
Media related to Kihniö at Wikimedia Commons
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