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Kannus

Kannus () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is situated in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbour municipalities are Kalajoki, Kokkola, Sievi and Toholampi.

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Settlement.name: Kannus
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kannuksen kaupunginvirasto.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Kannus Town Hall
Settlement.image_shield: Kannus.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Kannus sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Kannus in Finland
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe marker: city
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kokkola sub-region
Settlement.leader_title: Town manager
Settlement.leader_name: Jussi Niinistö
Settlement.established_title: Charter

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The area of Kannus was long inhabited by Sámi. This is also indicated by the name of the town, which means Sámi witch drum. The hammer of the witch drum in the coat of arms of the town also refers to the same.