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Kontiolahti
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Kontiolahti
Total population
14,867
Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Kontiolahti is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of 15,060 and covers an area of 1,029.82 square kilometres (397.62 sq mi) of which 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) is water. The population density is 18.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.8/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Juuka, Lieksa, Liperi and Polvijärvi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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History
Kontiolahti originally belonged to the parish of Liperi. It became an independent municipality in 1873. The flood nuisance of Lake Höytiäinen and the desire for water abandonment inspired residents to try to build a canal to lower the water level, but the dam broke uncontrollably in 1859, and the landscape changed dramatically. After World War II, the Ruskeala's migrants were stationed in Kontiolahti.
Geography
Kontiolahti has 183 lakes, and water bodies cover 22.3 percent (230 km2) of the municipality's surface area. The largest of them are Lake Höytiäinen, Lake Kangasvesi and Lake Herajärvi. There are 11 Natura sites in all or part of Kontiolahti: Teerisaari-Sisuslahti, Soikkeli Forest, Pöllönvaara-Kruununkangas, Paihola Forest, Kolvananuuro and surrounding areas, Koli National Park, Jouhteninen, Huurunlampi-Sammakkolampi-Huurunrinne and Huuhkajanvaara. * Harivaara * Herajärvi * Iiksenniitty * Jakokoski * Kontiolahti (Kirkonkylä) * Kontioniemi * Kulho * Kunnasniemi * Kupluskylä * Kylmäoja * Lehmo * Mönni * Onttola * Paihola * Puntarikoski * Puso * Pyytivaara * Rantakylä * Romppala * Selkie * Varparanta * Venejoki
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
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Books about this place
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Events
Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Kontiolahti, sourced from Wikidata.
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – men's pursuitJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – women's pursuitJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – men's individualJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – women's relayJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – women's mass startJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – men's mass startJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – men's relayJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – women's individualJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – mixed relayJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – men's sprintJan 1, 2015sporting event
- Biathlon World Championships 2015 – women's sprintJan 1, 2015sporting event
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image