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Ilomantsi
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Ilomantsi (, , ) is a municipality and a village of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The easternmost point of Finland (and of the continental part of the European Union) is located in Ilomantsi near the village of Hattuvaara. (In the EU, only Cyprus is located further to the east.)
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ilomantsi
- Settlement.other_name
- Ilomants
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Ilomantsin ortodoksinen kirkko 4.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of Saint Prophet Elijah
- Settlement.image_shield
- Ilomantsi.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Ilomantsi sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Ilomantsi in Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Karelia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Joensuu
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Markku Lappalainen
- Settlement.established_title
- Charter
- Settlement.established_date
- 1875
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Etusivu - Ilomantsin kunta
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Encyclopedic overview
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Ilomantsi (, , ) is a municipality and a village of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The easternmost point of Finland (and of the continental part of the European Union) is located in Ilomantsi near the village of Hattuvaara. (In the EU, only Cyprus is located further to the east.)
The nearest town is Joensuu, away; the distance to Helsinki is . Neighbouring municipalities are Lieksa and Joensuu. In the east, Ilomantsi shares a long border with the Russian Republic of Karelia. The municipality is sparsely populated and is mostly characterized by forests and boglands. About of the area is designated as natural reserves, among them the national parks Petkeljärvi and Patvinsuo. The most important bodies of water in Ilomantsi are the lakes Koitere and Nuorajärvi and the river Koitajoki. The Pampalo gold mine is located in Ilomantsi.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ilomantsi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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