Maaninka | |
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Former municipality | |
| Maaningan kunta Maaninka kommun | |
 Old Vianta channel in Maaninka | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Maaninka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°09.5′N027°18′E / 63.1583°N 27.300°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Kuopio sub-region |
| Charter | 1872 |
| Merged | 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Soile Lahti |
| Area | |
• Total | 575.13 km2 (222.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 466.51 km2 (180.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 108.62 km2 (41.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2014-11-30) [2] | |
• Total | 3,747 |
| • Density | 6.5/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.maaninka.fi |
Maaninka (Swedish : Maaninka, also Maninga) is a former municipality in the region of Northern Savonia, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2015.
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The municipality had a population of 3,747 (30 November 2014) [2] and it covered an area of 575.13 square kilometres (222.06 sq mi) of which 108.62 square kilometres (41.94 sq mi) was water. [1] The population density was 8.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.8/sq mi).
The municipality is mostly rugged forestland. The tallest waterfall in Finland, at 36 metres (118 ft) high, is located in Maaninka. The site, called Korkeakoski, has been a tourist site since the 19th century. [3]
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
