Municipality:Posio
Posio | |
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The municipality of Posio in Finland | |
Posio coat of arms | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Lappi |
Number of zones | 4 |
Maximum PPH | 4 |
Last updated | 2021-08-07 |
Posio is a municipality in the region of Lappi (Lapland) in Finland. The municipality has about 3 200 inhabitants.
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Location[edit]
Posio is located in the northeastern part of Finland
Bordering municipalities are Rovaniemi to the northwest, Kemijärvi to the north, Salla to the northeast, Kuusamo to the east, Taivalkoski to the south, Pudasjärvi to the southwest and Ranua to the west.
Urban areas[edit]
The adminstrative center and only urban area is Ahola with 1 426 inhabitants.
Zones[edit]
There are fyra turfzones in Posio, where one is counted as a national park zone and one as a holy zone.
The most taken zone is Koivulahti that is located by the Koivulahti bay. A bay in the Posio lake.
Year in parentheses indicates year of creation.
- Koivulahti (2015)
- PosioChurch (2015)
- PosioBrake (2015)
- Riisitunturi (2016)
Updated: 2021-08-07