Ranua | |
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Municipality | |
| Ranuan kunta | |
 Ranua Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ranua inFinland | |
| Coordinates:65°56′N026°31′E / 65.933°N 26.517°E /65.933; 26.517 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Rovaniemi sub-region |
| Charter | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kimmo Sarapää |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,694.79 km2 (1,426.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,453.73 km2 (1,333.49 sq mi) |
| • Water | 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,885 |
| • Rank | 201st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.12/km2 (2.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.8% (official) |
| • Others | 0.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
| • 65 or older | 29.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
| Website | www.ranua.fi |
Ranua is amunicipality inFinland. As of 2013, almost 4,200 people lived there. Neighbouring municipalities areIi,Simo,Tervola,Rovaniemi,Posio andPudasjärvi. As of January 2014, there were almost 4,150 people living in Ranua.
Simojärvi, Näskäjärvi, Penämönjärvi, Impiönjärvi and Ranuanjärvi. There is also many smaller lakes in the area.
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