Ranua

Ranua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the southern part of the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ranua
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Church of Ranua.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Ranua Church
Settlement.image_shield: Ranua.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Ranua sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Ranua in Finland
Settlement.map_caption1: Interactive map outlining Ranua.
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lapland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rovaniemi
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name: Tuomas Aikkila
Settlement.established_title: Charter
Settlement.established_date: 1917

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ranuan kunta
Population: 3599
Area: 240.62
Official website: www.ranua.fi/en
Image: Ranua Zoo main building 20120208 01.jpg

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Commons category: Ranua
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=683
native label: Ranua

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Geography
Villages
Nature of Ranua
History
Tourism
Sister cities
Notable people
References
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A two-man saw on the municipal coat of arms refers to the local forestry work and the wavy-lined fess to the region's waterways. The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson, and the Ranua Municipal Council approved it at its meeting on June 23, 1959. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the coat of arms for use on November 23 of the same year.