Kuivaniemi
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| Kuivaniemi | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Kuivaniemen kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 65°36′15″N 025°12′30″E / 65.60417°N 25.20833°ECoordinates: 65°36′15″N 025°12′30″E / 65.60417°N 25.20833°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Oulu Arc sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| Consolidated | 2007 | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,149.58 km2 (443.86 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 927.21 km2 (358.00 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 222.37 km2 (85.86 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006-12-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,977 | |
| • Density | 2.13/km2 (5.5/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Kuivaniemi is a former municipality of Finland.
It was located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 1,977 on 31 December 2006[3] (ranked 351st) and covered a land area of 927.21 square kilometres (358.00 sq mi) on 1 January 2006.[4] The population density was 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4 /sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Kuivaniemi was incorporated into Ii municipality on 1 January 2007. The formed municipality inherited Kuivaniemi's seal-sporting coat of arms.
References
- ↑ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2006" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ↑ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
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External links
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