Vihanti

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Vihanti
Former municipality
Vihannin kunta
Vihanti kommun
Coat of arms of Vihanti
Location of Vihanti in Finland
Location of Vihanti in Finland
Coordinates: 64°29′N 025°00′E / 64.483°N 25.000°E / 64.483; 25.000
CountryFinland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionRaahe sub-region
Charter1865
Government
  Municipal managerLeena Mikkola-Riekkinen
Area
  Total
489.64 km2 (189.05 sq mi)
  Land484.71 km2 (187.15 sq mi)
  Water4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2012)[2]
  Total
3,020
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.vihanti.fi

Vihanti was a municipality of Finland. It was merged with the city of Raahe on 1 January 2013.

Vihanti is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,020 (31 December 2012)[2] and covers an area of 489.64 square kilometres (189.05 sq mi) of which 4.93 km2 (1.90 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.231/km2 (16.137/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[3]

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