Municipality:Ranua
| Ranua | |
|---|---|
 The municipality Ranua in Finland | |
 Ranua coat of arms | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Lappi |
| Number of zones | 3 |
| Maximum PPH | 3 |
| Last updated | 2021-08-08 |
Ranua is a municipality in the region of Lappi (Lapland) in Finland. The municipality has about 3 700 inhabitants.
Ranua is known for its zoo. Due to the large cloudberry bogs in the municipality, it has also been marketed as the tourist cloudberry town in Finland.
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Location[edit]
Ranua is located in the northwestern part of Finland.
Bordering municipalities are Li ("Ijo") to the southwest, Simo and Tervola to the west, Rovaniemi to the north, Posio to the east, and Pudasjärvi to the south.
Urban areas[edit]
The adminstrative center and only urban area is Ranua church village with 1 969 inhabitants.
Zones[edit]
There are tre turfzones in Ranua, where one is counted as a holy zone.
The most taken zone is RanuaKirkko that is located by the Ranua church.
Year in parentheses indicates year of creation.
- RanuaKirkko
(2015) - RanuaWorkout (2016)
- RanuaZoo (2015)
Updated: 2021-08-08
