Place:Maaninka, Kuopio, Finland

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NameMaaninka
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates63.167°N 27.333°E
Located inKuopio, Finland
Also located inPohjois-Savo, Itä-Suomi, Finland    
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Maaninka (also ) is a former municipality in the region of Northern Savonia, in Finland. It was merged with the city of Kuopio on 1 January 2015.

The municipality had a population of 3,747 (30 November 2014)[1] and it covered an area of of which was water.[2] The population density was .

The municipality is mostly rugged forestland. The tallest waterfall in Finland, at high, is located in Maaninka. The site, called Korkeakoski, has been a tourist site since the 19th century.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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