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Kannus
Town in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the shamanistic drum, see Kannus (drum).
Kannus is a town and municipality of Finland. It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,246 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 470.65 square kilometres (181.72 sq mi), of which 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbour municipalities are Kalajoki, Kokkola, Sievi and Toholampi.
Not to be confused with Kaunas.
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Kannus | |
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Town | |
Kannuksen kaupunki Kannus stad | |
![]() Kannus Town Hall | |
![]() Location of Kannus in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°54′N 023°55′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Kokkola sub-region |
Charter | 1859 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Jussi Niinistö |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 470.65 km2 (181.72 sq mi) |
• Land | 468.04 km2 (180.71 sq mi) |
• Water | 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
• Rank | 184th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,246 |
• Rank | 163rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 11.21/km2 (29.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96.9% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.4% |
• Others | 2.8% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 18.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 57.5% |
• 65 or older | 24.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | kannus |
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The area of Kannus was long inhabited by Sámi. This is also indicated by the name of the town, which means Sámi witch drum.[4] The hammer of the witch drum in the coat of arms of the town also refers to the same.[5]