Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothniaregion. The municipality has a population of 4,282 (2003) and covers an area of 484.77 km² of which 22.54 km² is water. The population density is 8.8 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. ... Southern Ostrobothnia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The municipality of Kuortane in southern Ostrobothnia is endowed with an abundance of natural beauty.
Kuortane«s local government departments, schools, health care and service facilities have been enhanced to meet todayÕs needs.
The eminent Finnish architect Alvar Aalto was born in a typical two-storey house in Kuortane in 1898; a memorial relief in his honour stands in front of his birthplace.
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