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Kuusamo
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| Kuusamon kaupunki - Kuusamo stad | |||||
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| Founded | 1868 | ||||
| Country | Finland | ||||
| Province | Oulu province | ||||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||||
| Sub-region | Koillismaa | ||||
| Area - Of which land - Rank |
5,805 km² 5,006 km² ranked 10th |
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| Population - Density - Change (year) - Rank |
17,113 (Jan 1 2006) 3.4 inh./km² - ranked 61th |
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| Official languages | Finnish | ||||
| Urbanisation | - | ||||
| Unemployment | - | ||||
| City Manager | Timo Halonen | ||||
| Home page | http://www.kuusamo.fi/ | ||||
Kuusamo is a city of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 16997(2006) and covers an area of 5,804.54 km² of which 801.04 km² is water. The population density is 3.0 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kuusamo is a major center for winter sports and receives approximately a million tourists every year. It is also the host of many international competitions in ski jumping, cross country skiing and biathlon.
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