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Kuortane | |
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Municipality | |
Kuortaneen kunta Kuortane kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E / 62.8083°N 23.5083°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | South Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Kuusiokunnat sub-region |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Teemu Puolijoki |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 484.88 km2 (187.21 sq mi) |
• Land | 462.37 km2 (178.52 sq mi) |
• Water | 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) |
• Rank | 189th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,382 |
• Rank | 206th largest in Finland |
• Density | 7.31/km2 (18.9/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.1% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.8% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.9% |
• 15 to 64 | 53.1% |
• 65 or older | 33.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.kuortane.fi |
Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,382 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.9/sq mi). The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) and training facility where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute. Kuortane is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.
Notable peopleedit
- Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), architect and designer
- Osmo Ala-Honkola (1939–2020), Olympic sport shooter
- Reino Ala-Kulju (1898–1983), Lutheran clergyman, politician, and teacher
- Mira Suhonen (born 1985), Olympic sport shooter
See alsoedit
Referencesedit
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
External linksedit
- Media related to Kuortane at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kuortane – Official website (in Finnish)
- Kuortane Olympic Training Center – Official website (in Finnish and English)
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