Kestilä

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Kestilän kunta
Coat of Arms Location
Province Oulu
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Siikalatva
Area
- Of which land
- Rank
606.71 km²
601.13 km²
ranked 126th
Population
- Density
- Change
- Rank
1,664 (2006)
2.9 inh./km²
- 1.0%
ranked 372th
Official languages Finnish
Municipal manager Raimo Tieva
Home page http://www.kestila.fi/

Kestilä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.

Established in 1867, the population was 1,664 as of January 1, 2006. The municipality covers an area of 606.71 km² of which 5.58 km² is water. The population density is 2.9 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.


Coordinates: 64°21′05″N, 26°16′45″E