4-512: 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 5,260 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 470.65 square kilometres (181.72 sq mi), of which 2.41 km (0.93 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.1/sq mi). The municipality
8-451: A city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement. The following list includes the municipalities that use the word kaupunki in their official name. For cities and towns founded before the 1960s, the list includes the year it was chartered . The names used in this encyclopedia are usually the Finnish or Swedish forms, depending on the majority language of
12-508: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of cities and towns in Finland The following is a list of cities and towns ( Finnish : kaupunki , Swedish : stad ) in Finland . The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality . Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, and a municipality can independently decide to call itself
16-438: Is unilingually Finnish . Neighbour municipalities are Kalajoki , Kokkola , Sievi and Toholampi . The area of Kannus was long inhabited by Sámi . This is also indicated by the name of the town, which means Sámi witch drum . The hammer of the witch drum in the coat of arms of the town also refers to the same. [REDACTED] Media related to Kannus at Wikimedia Commons This Western Finland location article
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