Ruukki
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Ruukki is also a marketing name of Rautaruukki.
| Ruukki | |||
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| — Former municipality — | |||
| Ruukin kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°39′50″N 025°06′05″E / 64.66389°N 25.10139°ECoordinates: 64°39′50″N 025°06′05″E / 64.66389°N 25.10139°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Charter | 1973 | ||
| Consolidated | 2007 | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 772.58 km2 (298.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 766.79 km2 (296.1 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.79 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006-12-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,505 | ||
| • Density | 5.88/km2 (15.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Ruukki is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 4,505 (31 December 2006)[2] and covered an area of 772.58 square kilometres (298.29 sq mi) of which 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) is water. The population density was 5.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.2 /sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
In 2007 municipality of Ruukki joined together with Siikajoki.
[edit] References
- ^ "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 1 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 1 April 2010.
[edit] External links
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