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Ranua is a municipality of Finland.
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Map of 97700 Ranua, Finland
It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 4,001 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 3,453.88 square kilometres (1,333.55 sq mi) of which 241.09 km2 (93.09 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages
Villages within the municipality of Ranua are inclusive of Asmunti, Hosio, Impiö, Kelankylä, Kortteenperä, Kuha, Kuukasjärvi, Mauru, Nuupas, Petäjäjärvi, Pohjaslahti–Piittisjärvi, Portimo, Putkivaara, Raiskio, Rovastinaho, Saariharju, Saukkojärvi, Sääskilahti, Teerivaara, Telkkälä and Tolja.
Nature of Ranua
There are 569 lakes in Ranua. The biggest of them are lake Ranuanjärvi and lake Simojärvi. There are also quite many rapids and natural salmon living in the rapids.
Tourism
Perhaps the most well known attraction is the Ranua Zoo, a wildlife park of arctic animal species which is the northernmost zoo in the world.
Other notable attractions within the municipality of Ranua are inclusive of the Saukkojärvi Local History and School Museum located in the village of Saukkojärvi, Finland, the Hillamarkkinat, Poro Island and the Church of Ranua.