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Ranua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,670 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 3,694.79 square kilometres (1,426.57 sq mi) of which 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.06 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.7/sq mi).

Ranua
Municipality
Ranuan kunta
Ranua kommun
Ranua Church
Coat of arms
Location of Ranua in Finland
Coordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionRovaniemi
Charter1917
Government
 • Municipal managerKimmo Sarapää
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total3,694.79 km2 (1,426.57 sq mi)
 • Land3,453.73 km2 (1,333.49 sq mi)
 • Water241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi)
 • Rank14th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,670
 • Rank202nd largest in Finland
 • Density1.06/km2 (2.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.8% (official)
 • Others0.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1417.5%
 • 15 to 6452.8%
 • 65 or older29.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.75%
Websitewww.ranua.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.


Geography


Neighbouring municipalities are Ii, Simo, Tervola, Rovaniemi, Posio and Pudasjärvi.


Villages


Villages within the municipality of Ranua are inclusive of:


Nature of Ranua


There are 569 lakes in Ranua.[6] The biggest of them are lake Ranuanjärvi and lake Simojärvi. There are also quite many rapids and natural salmon living in the rapids.


History


The formation of Ranua.
The formation of Ranua.

Ranua was originally the name of a farm established in the 18th century. It gets its name from the lake Ranuanjärvi, which was first mentioned in 1553. Its name is likely of Tavastian origin, as ranu- toponyms are rare and mainly found in Tavastia.[7]

The parish of Ranua was formed from parts of Simo, Pudasjärvi and Rovaniemen maalaiskunta in 1899. The area became a separate municipality in 1917. A part of it was given to the newly formed Posio municipality in 1926. It is the only municipality in Lapland where the dialect is a Northern Ostrobothnian one, albeit with some influence from the Kainuu dialects, which are a subset of Savonian dialects.[8]


Tourism


Perhaps the most well known attraction is the Ranua Zoo, the northernmost zoo in the world,[9] which has many arctic animals, including the polar bear, which is the mascot of the zoo. Ranua Zoo is the only place where you can see a living polar bear in Finland.

Other notable attractions within the municipality of Ranua are inclusive of the Saukkojärvi Local History and School Museum located in the village of Saukkojärvi, Finland, the Hillamarkkinat, Poro Island and the Church of Ranua.


Sister cities



Notable people



References


  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. The number of lakes in Ranua. Jarviwiki.
  7. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja e-kirja kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 371. Retrieved October 12, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Savolaismurteiden alue". sokl.uef.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  9. Ranua Zoo - Northernmost Zoo in the World - Nordic Adventures – Visit Rovaniemi



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