Piippola
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| Piippola | |||
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| — Former municipality — | |||
| Piippolan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°11′N 025°58′E / 64.183°N 25.967°ECoordinates: 64°11′N 025°58′E / 64.183°N 25.967°E | |||
| 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]
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pohjois-Pohjanmaalle tulee uusi Siikalatvan kunta" (in Finnish). YLE Uutiset (YLE News). Yleisradio Oy. 2008-02-25. http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/oikea/id83632.html. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
[edit] External links
Media related to Piippola at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Piippola – official site (Finnish)
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