Maaninka

Maaninka Maninga
Former municipality
Maaningan kunta
Old Vianta channel in Maaninka Old Vianta channel in Maaninka
Coat of arms of Maaninka Coat of arms
Location of Maaninka in Finland Location of Maaninka in Finland
Coordinates:
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Savonia
Sub-region	Kuopio sub-region
Charter	1872
Merged	2015
Government
• Municipal manager	Soile Lahti
Area
• Total	575.13 km2 (222.06 sq mi)
• Land	466.51 km2 (180.12 sq mi)
• Water	108.62 km2 (41.94 sq mi)
Population (2014-11-30)
• Total	3,747
• Density	8.03/km2 (20.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.maaninka.fi

Maaninka (Swedish: Maninga) is a former municipality in the region of Northern Savonia, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2015.

The municipality had a population of 3,747 (30 November 2014) and it covered an area of 575.13 square kilometres (222.06 sq mi) of which 108.62 square kilometres (41.94 sq mi) was water. The population density was 8.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.8/sq mi).

The municipality is mostly rugged forestland. The tallest waterfall in Finland, at 46 metres (151 ft) high, is located in Maaninka. The site, called Korkeakoski, has been a tourist site since the 19th century.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

People born in Maaninka

• Taavetti Lapveteläinen (1860–1919)
• Nestor Väänänen (1877–1930)
• Tahvo Hiekkaranta (1879–1947)
• Tatu Nissinen (1883–1966)
• Salomo Savolainen (1883–1964)
• Pentti Pekkarinen (1917–1975)
• Olavi Kuronen (1923–1989)
• Tuula Väätäinen (1955–)
• Jari Räsänen (1966–)

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Municipality of Maaninka – Official site (Finnish)