Kihniö is a municipality of Finland.
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 | |
| 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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