Kannus

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 5,250 (26 October 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.

For the shamanistic drum, see Kannus (drum).
Not to be confused with Kaunas.
Kannus
Town
Kannuksen kaupunki
Kannus stad
Kannus Town Hall
Kannus Town Hall
Coat of arms of Kannus
Coat of arms
Location of Kannus in Finland
Location of Kannus in Finland
Coordinates: 63°54′N 023°55′E
Country Finland
RegionCentral Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKokkola sub-region
Charter1859
Government
 • Town managerJussi Niinistö
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total470.65 km2 (181.72 sq mi)
 • Land468.24 km2 (180.79 sq mi)
 • Water2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
 • Rank184th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total5,250
 • Rank163rd largest in Finland
 • Density11.21/km2 (29.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others2.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1418.1%
 • 15 to 6457.5%
 • 65 or older24.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kannus.fi

The area of Kannus was long inhabited by Lapps. This is also indicated by the name of the town, which means Sámi witch drum.[5] The hammer of the witch drum in the coat of arms of the town also refers to the same.[6]

Notable people

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. Raija Karlsson & Kari-Pekka Karlsson (1986). Finlandia, Otavan Maammekirja 7 (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 73. ISBN 951-1-08930-7.
  6. "Hallinto ja päätöksenteko: Kannusinfo" (in Finnish). Town of Kannus. Retrieved 2022-06-21.

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