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Vihanti
Former municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vihanti was a municipality of Finland. It was merged with the city of Raahe on 1 January 2013.
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Vihanti | |
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Former municipality | |
Vihannin kunta Vihanti kommun | |
![]() Location of Vihanti in Finland | |
Coordinates: 64°29′N 025°00′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Raahe sub-region |
Charter | 1865 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Leena Mikkola-Riekkinen |
Area | |
• Total | 489.64 km2 (189.05 sq mi) |
• Land | 484.71 km2 (187.15 sq mi) |
• Water | 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
• Total | 3,020 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.vihanti.fi |
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Vihanti is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,020 (31 December 2012)[2] and covers an area of 489.64 square kilometres (189.05 sq mi) of which 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.231/km2 (16.137/sq mi).