Place:Vihanti, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Oulu, Finland

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NameVihanti
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates64.483°N 25.0°E
Located inPohjois-Pohjanmaa, Oulu, Finland
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Lampinsaari
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Vihanti was a municipality of Finland. It was merged with the city of Raahe on 1 January 2013.

Vihanti is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of (31 December 2012)[1] and covers an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is .

Vihanti is home of the heavy rock band "Gobra". The original line-up was all-Vihantian, but the current one includes also outsiders. The band has a rehearsal facilities in the Lampinsaari village.

The great dance hall in Mäntylampi was the biggest one in the whole province during the 1970s but is now used only a couple of times per year. The Mäntylampi camping area has not been well kept.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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