Muhos
Sign in to saveMuhos is a municipality of northern Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu half an hour's drive (35 km) on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland, and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Muhos
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Muhos Town Hall 20180703.jpg
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- Muhos Town Hall
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- Muhos.vaakuna.svg
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- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Muhos sijainti Suomi.svg
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- Location of Muhos in Finland
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- North Ostrobothnia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Oulu
- Settlement.leader_title
- Municipal manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Kimmo Hinno
- Settlement.established_title
- Charter
- Settlement.established_date
- 1865
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
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Muhos is a municipality of northern Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu half an hour's drive (35 km) on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland, and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
The river Oulujoki flows through the town and its countryside with the wide open plains of Ostrobothnia on the south side of the river and the forested hills of Kainuu on the northern side. Located in Muhos is the Pyhäkoski hydro-electric power plant which was commissioned in 1949 and has the highest fall in Finland (32.4 m). The power station has been designed by renowned Finnish architect Aarne Ervi.