Ranua
Ranua | |
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Municipality | |
| Ranuan kunta Ranua kommun | |
Ranua Church | |
Location of Ranua in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E / 65.933°N 26.517°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Rovaniemi |
| Charter | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Tuomas Aikkila |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 3,694.79 km2 (1,426.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,454.17 km2 (1,333.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 3,563 |
| • Rank | 200th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.03/km2 (2.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98% (official) |
| • Others | 2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
| • 65 or older | 29.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Ranua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,563 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 3,694.79 square kilometres (1,426.57 sq mi) of which 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.