Municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland
| Kihniö | |
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| Municipality | |
| Kihniön kunta Kihniö kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kihniö in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°12′30″N 023°10′45″E / 62.20833°N 23.17917°E / 62.20833; 23.17917 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Sub-region | North Western Pirkanmaa |
| Charter | 1920 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Petri Liukku |
| Area | |
| • Total | 390.50 km (150.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 357.22 km (137.92 sq mi) |
| • Water | 33.39 km (12.89 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 215th largest in Finland |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,694 |
| • Rank | 270th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.74/km (12.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
| • Others | 1.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.4% |
| • 65 or older | 34.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Kihniö is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the region of Pirkanmaa. The municipality has a population of 1,694 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 390.50 square kilometres (150.77 sq mi) of which 33.39 km (12.89 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Kihniö:
- True Finns 53.2%
- Centre Party 15.5%
- Christian Democrats 14.4%
- National Coalition Party 6.5%
- Social Democratic Party 5.9%
- Communist Party of Finland 2.3%
- Green League 1.1%
- Left Alliance 0.5%
- Pirate Party 0.5%
Results of the 2021 Finnish municipal elections, resulted in the True Finns being the largest group on the Kihniö council, in Kihniö.
References
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Finns Party gains, NCP top as turnout dips in Finnish local elections".
External links
Media related to Kihniö at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kihniö – Official website
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