| Piippola | |||
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| — Former municipality — | |||
| Piippolan kunta | |||
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| Location of Piippola in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Siikalatva sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| Consolidated | 2009 | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 464.98 km2 (179.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 455.7 km2 (175.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 9.28 km2 (3.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 1,251 | ||
| • Density | 2.75/km2 (7.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Piippola is a former municipality of Finland.
Piippola is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 1,251 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered an area of 464.98 km2 (179.53 sq mi) of which 9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density was 2.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.1 /sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
The municipality was consolidated with Kestilä, Pulkkila and Rantsila on 1 January 2009 to form a new municipality of Siikalatva.[3]
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