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[2] (ranked 351st) and covered a land area of 927.21 square kilometres (358.00 sq mi) on 1 January 2006.[1] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2006" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2006.pdf. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5C9F0C2045E12D21C2257260004072C9/$file/061231.htm. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
[edit] External links
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