Vihanti
| Vihanti | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Vihannin kunta | ||
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 Location of Vihanti in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 64°29′N 025°00′E / 64.483°N 25.000°ECoordinates: 64°29′N 025°00′E / 64.483°N 25.000°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Raahe sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Leena Mikkola-Riekkinen | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 489.64 km2 (189.05 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 484.71 km2 (187.15 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2012)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,020 | |
| • Density | 6.23/km2 (16.1/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | www.vihanti.fi | |
Vihanti was a municipality of Finland. It was merged with the city of Raahe on 1 January 2013.
Vihanti is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,020 (31 December 2012)[2] and covers an area of 489.64 square kilometres (189.05 sq mi) of which 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.231/km2 (16.137/sq mi).
Vihanti is home of the heavy rock band "Gobra". The original line-up was all-Vihantian, but the current one includes also outsiders. The band has a rehearsal facilities in the Lampinsaari village.
The great dance hall in Mäntylampi was the biggest one in the whole province during the 1970s but is now used only a couple of times per year. The Mäntylampi camping area has not been well kept.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "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.
External links
Media related to Vihanti at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vihanti – Official website (Finnish)
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