Maaninka

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.

Maaninka
Former municipality
Maaningan kunta Maaninka kommun
Old Vianta channel in Maaninka
Coat of arms
Location of Maaninka in Finland
Coordinates: 63°09.5′N 027°18′E
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Savonia
Sub-region	Kuopio sub-region
Charter	1872
Merged	2015
Government
• Municipal manager	Soile Lahti
Area [1]
• 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

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.

People born in Maaninka

• Taavetti Lapveteläinen (1860–1919)
• Nestor Väänänen (1877–1930)
• Tahvo Hiekkaranta (1879–1947)
• Tatu Nissinen (1883–1966)
• Salomo Savolainen (1883–1964)
• Pentti Pekkarinen (1917–1975)
• Olavi Kuronen (1923–1989)
• Tuula Väätäinen (1955–)
• Jari Räsänen (1966–)

Gallery

• 
  The Lutheran Church of Maaninka
• 
  The Lake Maaninkajärvi in the village of Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka.
• 
  The Kalapuro House serves as museum, Tuovilanlahti, Maaninka

See also

• Finnish national road 77