Vaala

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Vaalan kunta
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Vaala coat of arms Location of Vaala in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Kainuu
Administrative community : Kajaani
Geographical location 64 ° 34 ′  N , 26 ° 50 ′  E Coordinates: 64 ° 34 ′  N , 26 ° 50 ′  E
Surface: 1,763.93 km²
of which land area: 1,302.51 km²
of which inland waterways: 461.42 km²
Residents : 2,869 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 2.2 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 785
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : vaala.fi

Vaala [ ˈvɑːlɑ ] is a municipality with 2869 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) in northeastern Finland .

The community is located on the east bank of Lake Oulus , the fourth largest lake in Finland, in the Kainuu region . Around half of Lake Oulus is in the municipal area of ​​Vaalas, as is Manamansalo, the largest island in the lake, measuring 76 square kilometers . Vaala is halfway between the cities of Oulu and Kajaani , 90 kilometers away, and is connected to the Finnish rail network via its train station; trains on the Oulu– Kontiomäki and Oulu– Iisalmi lines stop here .

The community was founded in 1867 under the name Säräisniemi and renamed Vaala in 1954. It includes the settlements of Alasalmi, Enonlahti, Jaalanka, Jylhämä, Järvikylä, Kangaskylä, Kankari, Liminpuro, Manamansalo , Neittävä, Nimisjärvi, Nuojua, Oterma, Pelso, Suutarinkylä, Säräisniemi and Veneheitto.

The largest employers are the municipal administration, the municipal hospital, schools and the Pelso correctional facility ; In addition to agriculture and forestry, tourism has developed into one of the main branches of the economy in recent years.

Web links

Commons : Vaala  - collection of images, videos and audio files

References

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018