Kuortane
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| Kuortane | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Kuortaneen kunta | ||
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| Location of Kuortane in Finland Location of Kuortane in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kuusiokunnat sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Pentti Turunen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 484.89 km2 (187.22 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 462.17 km2 (178.44 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 238th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,717 | |
| • Rank | 217th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 8.04/km2 (20.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.kuortane.fi | |
Kuortane is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,717 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 484.89 square kilometres (187.22 sq mi) of which 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kuortane is the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.
Kuortane is mostly known for the Kuortane Sports Institute and the history of pine tar production.
See also
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Kuortane – Official website (Finnish)
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