Keminmaa
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| Location of Keminmaa in Finland Location of Keminmaa in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Lapland | |
| Sub-region | Kemi–Tornio sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Mauri Posio | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 645.79 km2 (249.34 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 625.06 km2 (241.34 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 191st largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 8,383 | |
| • Rank | 125th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 13.41/km2 (34.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.9% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 65.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 15.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.keminmaa.fi | |
Keminmaa is a municipality of Finland.
The municipality has a population of 8,383 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 645.79 square kilometres (249.34 sq mi) of which 20.73 km2 (8.00 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.7/sq mi).
Villages
Hirmula, Ilmola, Itäkoski, Jokisuu, Laurila, Lautiosaari, Liedakkala, Maula, Pörhölä, Ruottala (mostly on Tornio's territory), Sompujärvi, Törmä, Viitakoski.
Coat of arms
Blazon: Gules with a springing silver salmon, holding a padlock in its mouth.
People from Keminmaa
- Hannu Tihinen, football player
- Paavo Väyrynen, politician
- Peter Franzén, Finnish actor
- Tomi Putaansuu, the singer of band Lordi, lived in Keminmaa when he was a child
Climate
| Climate data for Keminmaa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8 (17) |
−7 (19) |
−2 (28) |
3 (37) |
10 (50) |
16 (60) |
18 (65) |
16 (61) |
11 (51) |
4 (39) |
−2 (28) |
−7 (20) |
4.3 (39.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16 (4) |
−14 (6) |
−10 (14) |
−4 (24) |
2 (36) |
8 (47) |
11 (52) |
9 (48) |
4 (40) |
−1 (30) |
−8 (18) |
−14 (7) |
−2.7 (27.2) |
| Average precipitation cm (inches) | 64 (25) |
56 (22) |
53 (21) |
41 (16) |
36 (14) |
38 (15) |
38 (15) |
41 (16) |
43 (17) |
53 (21) |
61 (24) |
61 (24) |
585 (230) |
| Source: Weatherbase [6] | |||||||||||||
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Keminmaa – Official website
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