Maaninka

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Country Finland Charter 1872 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Thursday 11:03 PM Region Northern Savonia		Sub-region Kuopio sub-region Merged 2015 Website www.maaninka.fi Population 3,747 (30 Nov 2014)

Weather -2°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 78% Humidity Area 575.1 km² (466.5 km² Land / 108.6 km² Water)

Maaninka (Swedish: 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.

Map of 71750 Maaninka, Finland

The municipality had a population of 3,747 (30 November 2014) 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. 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.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.