Ranua

Ranua is a municipality in Finland. As of 2013, almost 4,200 people lived there. Neighbouring municipalities are Ii, Simo, Tervola, Rovaniemi, Posio and Pudasjärvi. As of January 2014, there were almost 4,150 people living in Ranua.

Ranua
Municipality
Ranuan kunta
Ranua Church
Coat of arms
Location of Ranua in Finland
Coordinates: 65°56′N 026°31′E
Country	Finland
Region	Lapland
Sub-region	Rovaniemi sub-region
Charter	1917
Government
• Municipal manager	Kimmo Sarapää
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	3,694.79 km2 (1,426.57 sq mi)
• Land	3,453.73 km2 (1,333.49 sq mi)
• Water	241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi)
• Rank	14th largest in Finland
Population  (2019-01-31)[2]
• Total	3,885
• Rank	201st largest in Finland
• Density	1.12/km2 (2.9/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	99.8% (official)
• Others	0.2%
Population by age [4]
• 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)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.75%
Website	www.ranua.fi

Lakes

Simojärvi, Näskäjärvi, Penämönjärvi, Impiönjärvi and Ranuanjärvi. There is also many smaller lakes in the area.