Ylikiiminki

Ylikiiminki
—  Former municipality  —
Ylikiimingin kunta
Ylikiiminki Church, built in ca. 1788

Coat of arms
Location of Ylikiiminki in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Oulu Arc sub-region
Charter 1867
Consolidated 2009
Area[1]
 • Total 1,063.9 km2 (410.8 sq mi)
 • Land 1,040.66 km2 (401.8 sq mi)
 • Water 23.24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)[2]
 • Total 3,512
 • Density 3.37/km2 (8.7/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.ylikiiminki.fi

Ylikiiminki (Swedish: Överkiminge) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2009.

It was located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,512 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered a land area of 1,040.66 km2 (401.80 sq mi).[1] The population density was 3.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7 /sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2008.pdf. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/029EEED89C84611BC22575350052CE3A/$file/081231.html. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 

External links

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