Puolanka
Encyclopedia
Puolanka is a municipality in Finland
located in the Kainuu
region
. The municipality has a population of
and covers an area of km2 of
which km2
is water. The population density
is
PD/km2.
The highest waterfall
in Finland, Hepoköngäs is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) from the center of Puolanka.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
. The municipality has previously also been known as "Puolango" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Puolanka" also in Swedish.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
located in the Kainuu
Kainuu
Kainuu is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Northern Ostrobothnia, North Karelia and Northern Savonia. In the east it also borders Russia. Kainuu is known in the ancient Norse sagas as Kvenland....
region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The municipality has a population of
and covers an area of km2 of
which km2
is water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is
PD/km2.
The highest waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
in Finland, Hepoköngäs is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) from the center of Puolanka.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
. The municipality has previously also been known as "Puolango" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Puolanka" also in Swedish.
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