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Kannonkoski is a Finnish municipality located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or 19%, is water. Neighbouring municipalities are Karstula, Kivijärvi, Saarijärvi, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Kannonkoski
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Kannonkoski municipal office 20190619.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Kannonkoski municipal office
Settlement.image_shield
Kannonkoski.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Kannonkoski sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Kannonkoski in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Central Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Settlement.leader_title
Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name
Maarit Autio
Settlement.established_title
Charter
Settlement.established_date
1934
Settlement.timezone
EET

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Orthodox monks
  • Proposed Suomenselkä municipality
  • Nature
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • Twinnings
  • References
  • External links

Kannonkoski is a Finnish municipality located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which , or 19%, is water. Neighbouring municipalities are Karstula, Kivijärvi, Saarijärvi, Viitasaari and Äänekoski.

Kannonkoski is located in the Suomenselkä river basin in the upper reaches of the Kymijoki river system. The Kannonkoski water systems belong to the Saarijärvi, Kivijärvi and Viitasaari routes. The largest lake in the municipality is Kivijärvi.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kannonkoski” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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