Kuortane
Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,382 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.9/sq mi). The neighboring municipalities of Kuortane are Alajärvi, Alavus, Lapua and Seinäjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Kuortane | |
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Municipality | |
| Kuortaneen kunta Kuortane kommun | |
Old church of Kuortane in 2012 | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kuortane in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kuusiokunnat sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Teemu Puolijoki |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 484.88 km2 (187.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 462.37 km2 (178.52 sq mi) |
| • Water | 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 189th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 3,382 |
| • Rank | 206th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 7.31/km2 (18.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.1% |
| • 65 or older | 33.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kuortane.fi |
Kuortane has a notable history of pine tar production. It is currently well known for the Kuortaneen urheilulukio, a sports institute (Olympic Training centre) and training facility where many young Finnish athletes study and train. Both the women's national under-18 ice hockey team and Team Kuortane of the Naisten Liiga are based at the institute. Kuortane is also known as the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.