Kuortane

Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,418 (28 February 2023)[2] and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (19/sq mi). The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuortane
Municipality
Kuortaneen kunta
Kuortane kommun
Old church of Kuortane in 2012
Old church of Kuortane in 2012
Coat of arms of Kuortane
Coat of arms
Location of Kuortane in Finland
Location of Kuortane in Finland
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E
Country Finland
RegionSouth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKuusiokunnat sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerTeemu Puolijoki
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total484.88 km2 (187.21 sq mi)
 • Land462.17 km2 (178.44 sq mi)
 • Water22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
 • Rank189th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total3,418
 • Rank205th largest in Finland
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others0.5%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1413.9%
 • 15 to 6453.1%
 • 65 or older33.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kuortane.fi

Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) and training facility where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute. Kuortane is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.

Notable people

See also

Kuortaneen Urheiluopisto

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.


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