Maaninka

Former municipality in Northern Savonia, Finland

Maaninka

Former municipality

Maaningan kunta
Maaninka kommun

Old Vianta channel in Maaninka

Coat of arms

Location of Maaninka in Finland

Coordinates: 63°09.5′N 027°18′E﻿ / ﻿63.1583°N 27.300°E﻿ / 63.1583; 27.300
Country| Finland
Region| Northern Savonia
Sub-region| Kuopio sub-region
Charter| 1872
Merged| 2015
Government

• Municipal manager| Soile Lahti
Area

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• Total| 575.13 km2 (222.06 sq mi)
• Land| 466.51 km2 (180.12 sq mi)
• Water| 108.62 km2 (41.94 sq mi)
Population

(2014-11-30)[2]

• Total| 3,747
• Density| 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Website| www.maaninka.fi

Maaninka (Swedish: Maaninka, also Maninga) is a former municipality in the region of Northern Savonia, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2015.

The municipality had a population of 3,747 (30 November 2014)[2] and it covered an area of 575.13 square kilometres (222.06 sq mi) of which 108.62 square kilometres (41.94 sq mi) was water.[1] The population density was 8.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.8/sq mi).

The municipality is mostly rugged forestland. The tallest waterfall in Finland, at 36 metres (118 ft) high, is located in Maaninka. The site, called Korkeakoski, has been a tourist site since the 19th century.[3]

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

## People born in Maaninka[edit]

* Taavetti Lapveteläinen (1860–1919)
* Nestor Väänänen (1877–1930)
* Tahvo Hiekkaranta (1879–1947)
* Tatu Nissinen (1883–1966)
* Salomo Savolainen (1883–1964)
* Pentti Pekkarinen (1917–1975)
* Olavi Kuronen (1923–1989)
* Tuula Väätäinen (1955–)
* Jari Räsänen (1966–)

## Gallery[edit]

* The Lutheran Church of Maaninka

* The Lake Maaninkajärvi in the village of Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka.

* The Kalapuro House serves as museum, Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
2. ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
3. ^ Korkeakoski. Suomen vesiputoukset ("Waterfalls of Finland").

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Maaninka at Wikimedia Commons
* Municipality of Maaninka – Official site (in Finnish)

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Municipalities of North Savo

Municipalities|

* Iisalmi
* Joroinen
* Kaavi
* Keitele
* Kiuruvesi
* Kuopio
* Lapinlahti
* Leppävirta
* Pielavesi
* Rautalampi
* Rautavaara
* Siilinjärvi
* Sonkajärvi
* Suonenjoki
* Tervo
* Tuusniemi
* Varkaus
* Vesanto
* Vieremä

Former municipalities|

* Iisalmen maalaiskunta
* Juankoski
* Karttula
* Kuopion maalaiskunta
* Maaninka
* Muuruvesi
* Nilsiä
* Riistavesi
* Säyneinen
* Varpaisjärvi
* Vehmersalmi

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* Väinölänniemi
* Vahtivuori
* Maljalahti
* Multimäki
* Kuopionlahti
* Hatsala
* Niirala
* Haapaniemi
* Itkonniemi
* Männistö
* Linnanpelto
* Saarijärvi
* Puijonlaakso
* Savilahti
* Peipposenrinne
* Inkilänmäki
* Särkiniemi
* Kettulanlahti
* Rahusenkangas
* Rönö
* Rypysuo
* Päiväranta
* Julkula
* Sorsasalo
* Kelloniemi
* Levänen
* Jynkkä
* Neulamäki
* Puijo
* Niuva
* Neulaniemi
* Kolmisoppi
* Neulalampi
* Petonen
* Litmanen
* Pirtti
* Pitkälahti
* Saaristokaupunki
* Lehtoniemi
* Rautaniemi
* Hiltulanlahti
* Kiviharju
* Vanuvuori
* Melalahti
* Kurkimäki
* Vehmersalmi
* Karttula
* Nilsiä
* Tahko
* Maaninka
* Keskisaari
* Juankoski
* Säyneinen
* Puutossalmi
* Pellesmäki

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