Kuortane
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| State : |
 Finland
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| Landscape : | South Ostrobothnia |
| Administrative community : | Kuusiokunnat |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 48 ′ N , 23 ° 30 ′ E |
| Surface: | 484.89 km² |
| of which land area: | 462.05 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 22.84 km² |
| Residents : | 3,572 (Dec 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 7.7 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 300 |
| Language (s) : | Finnish |
| Website : | kuortane.fi |
Kuortane [ ˈkuɔrtɑnɛ ] is a rural municipality in western Finland with 3572 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018).
Kuortane, like the surrounding towns, has been one of the centers of Finnish tar distillery since the 17th century ; today the wood and metal processing industries are the main employers.
Kuortane is the birthplace of the architect Alvar Aalto . Kuortane is also known in Finland for its sports academy ( Kuortaneen Urheiluopisto ), which operates , among other things, the Kuortane team , a women's ice hockey team in the top division.
Sons and daughters
- Alvar Aalto (1898–1976), architect and designer
- Markku Yli-Isotalo (1952-2011), wrestler
Web links
Commons : Kuortane - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish Land Surveyors): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
