Kinnula facts for kids
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Kinnula
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Municipality
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| Kinnulan kunta Kinnula kommun |
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Kinnula church
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Location of Kinnula in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region | |
| Area
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| • Total | 495.71 km2 (191.39 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 460.2 km2 (177.7 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 190th largest in Finland | |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,523 | |
| • Rank | 278th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.31/km2 (8.6/sq mi) | |
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| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Sami | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 33.4% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
| Website | www.kinnula.fi | |
Kinnula is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,523 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 495.71 square kilometres (191.39 sq mi) of which 35.48 km2 (13.70 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.6/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kivijärvi, Lestijärvi, Perho, Pihtipudas, Reisjärvi and Viitasaari.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature
There are all together 66 lakes in Kinnula. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Yläjäppä Alajäppä and Iso-Koirajärvi. Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kinnula.
Twinnings
Konguta Parish, Estonia
Trøgstad, Norway
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