Ylikiiminki

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Ylikiiminki
Former municipality
Ylikiimingin kunta
Ylikiiminki Church, built in 1786.

Coat of arms
Location of Ylikiiminki in Finland
Coordinates: 65°02′N 026°09′E / 65.033°N 26.150°E / 65.033; 26.150Coordinates: 65°02′N 026°09′E / 65.033°N 26.150°E / 65.033; 26.150
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 (401.80 sq mi)
  Water 23.24 km2 (8.97 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)[3] and covered a land area of 1,040.66 km2 (401.80 sq mi).[4] The population density was 3.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7 /sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

References

  1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 
  2. "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010. 

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