Ranua
Ranua is a municipality and a town of the same name in southern Finnish Lapland. The Ranua Wildlife Park is the second northernmost zoo in the world, and having over 100,000 annual visitors it is by far the biggest attraction in Ranua.Localities in the Area
Ranua
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Ranua is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland. Ranua is situated 1½ km northwest of Ranua. Photo: Rorolinus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ranua
- Location: Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- Population: 3970
- United Nations Location Code: FI RAN
- Latitude: 65.9167° or 65° 55' north
- Longitude: 26.5333° or 26° 32' east
- Elevation: 152 meters (499 feet)
- Neighbors: Rovaniemi
- GeoNames ID: 639888
Also Known As
- Chinese: 拉努阿
- Estonian: Ranua vald
- French: Ranua
- German: Ranua
- Portuguese: Ranua
- Russian: Рануа
- Spanish: Ranua
In the Area
Localities
- LaivalaHamlet, 3½ km east
- KuhaHamlet, 9 km east
- ToljaHamlet, 12 km north
- RynkkäHamlet, 14 km north
- KuusijärviHamlet, 14 km southeast
- TapiolaHamlet, 14 km north
Landmarks
- Ranuajärvi campingCampsite, 2 km east
- Ranua ZooZoo, 4 km northwest
- Ranua AirfieldAerodrome, 10 km northwest
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