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It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 4,220 ( 2003) and covers an area of 1,138.98 kmē of which 215.57 kmē is water. The population density is 4.6 inhabitants per kmē.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Municipalities of Finland Municipalities of Kainuu Region