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 / 62.20833°N 23.17917°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| 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 | 357.22 km2 (137.92 sq mi) |
| • Water | 33.39 km2 (12.89 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 215th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,694 |
| • Rank | 270th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.74/km2 (12.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| 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) |
| Website | www |
It is located in the region of Pirkanmaa. The municipality has a population of 1,694 (31 October 2024)[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 4.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
editResults of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kihniö:
- True Finns 53.2%
- Centre Party 15.5%
- Christian Democrats 14.4%
- National Coalition Party 6.5%
- Social Democratic Party 5.9%
- Communist Party of Finland 2.3%
- Green League 1.1%
- Left Alliance 0.5%
- Pirate Party 0.5%
Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Kihniö council, in Kihniö.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Finns Party gains, NCP top as turnout dips in Finnish local elections".
External links
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Media related to Kihniö at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kihniö – Official website
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