Vihanti

Vihanti
Former municipality
Vihannin kunta
Vihanti kommun
Location of Vihanti in Finland
Coordinates: 64°29′N 025°00′E / 64.483°N 25.000°E / 64.483; 25.000
CountryFinland
RegionNorthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionRaahe sub-region
Charter1865
Government
  Municipal managerLeena Mikkola-Riekkinen
Area
  Total
489.64 km2 (189.05 sq mi)
  Land484.71 km2 (187.15 sq mi)
  Water4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2012)
  Total
3,020
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.vihanti.fi

Vihanti was a municipality of Finland. It was merged with the city of Raahe on 1 January 2013.

Vihanti is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,020 (31 December 2012) and covers an area of 489.64 square kilometres (189.05 sq mi) of which 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.231/km2 (16.137/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.