Himanka

Himanka [ himɑŋkɑ ] ( swedish Himango ) is a former municipality in western Finland. At the beginning of 2010, it was incorporated into the city Kalajoki.

Himanka lies on the west coast of Finland, 28 km southwest of the center of Kalajoki. The main town of the former township called Raumankari and sits at the mouth of the Lestijoki River in the Gulf of Bothnia. In addition to the former municipality includes the villages Ainali, Hillilä, Himankakylä, Lahdensuu, Pahkala, Pernu, Pöntiö, Rautila, Saarenpää, Tomujoki, Torvenkylä and Kannuskylä. Overall, the municipality had a total area of ​​256.5 km ² ( excluding sea areas ). The population was 3,023 last. The community was monolingual Finnish speakers.

The main town Raumankari existed since the early 18th century. Where a sawmill was built at the end of the same century, which remained in operation until the 1950s. Originally belonged to the parish Himanka Lohtaja. 1794 Himanka given its own house of worship, in 1846 it was raised to the chapel community. During the municipal reorganization in Finland the municipality Himanka was launched in 1868. The congregation dissolved Himanka 1898 final of Lohtaja. The beginning of 2010 Himanka was incorporated into the city Kalajoki. At the time of its municipal independence Himanka belonged to the Central Ostrobothnia landscape, through the incorporation it came to Northern Ostrobothnia.

The area of Himanka is rural, the main economic activities are the traditional potato cultivation, fur farming and fishing. Main attractions are the Himankas 1794 built wooden church and the historic Kirchdorf Raumankari in which partially still wooden buildings have survived from the Early 19th century.