Haukipudas

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This article is about the former municipality. For the district of Oulu, see Haukipudas (district).

Template:Infobox Finnish former municipality

Haukipudas is a town and former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Its shore runs along the Gulf of Bothnia, with the river Kiiminkijoki running through the province. Along with Kiiminki, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013.

The municipality had a population of 19,053 (31 December 2012)[1] and covered an area of 1,023.62 km2 (395.22 sq mi) of which 224.95 km2 (86.85 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 23.8559/km2 (61.7865/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.[3]

There were 16 villages in Haukipudas: Kirkonkylä, Santaholma, Ukonkaivos, Martinniemi, Asemakylä, Onkamo, Halosenniemi, Holstinmäki, Häyrysenniemi, Jokikylä, Kalimeenkylä, Kello, Kiviniemi, Parkumäki, Takkuranta and Virpiniemi.

The educational department took part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.

Local sights

Islands located off the Gulf of Bothnia

The following is a compilation of some of the islands of Haukipudas located just off the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia:

Hanhikari, Hietakari, Hoikka-Hiue, Iso-Hiue, Iso-Miehikkä, Isonkivenletto, Kaasamatala (Hiuvet), Kattilankalla, Kellon Kraaseli, Kintasletto, Kotakari, Kriisinkivi, Kropsu, Laitakari, Lemmonletto, Länsiletto, Lönkytin, Mustakari, Mustakari (Martinniemi), Nimetön, Pallonen, Pensaskari, Pikku-Miehikkä, Pulkkisenmatala, Puukkoletto, Rapakari, Rivinletto (Kaasamatala), Santapankki, Satakarinletto, Ulko-Pallonen, Välikari, Ykskivi, Väliletto, Äijänkumpele.

Notable individuals

Haukipudas photo gallery

  • Municipal border sign
    Municipal border sign
  • Haukipudas railway station
    Haukipudas railway station
  • Kiiminki River railway bridge
    Kiiminki River railway bridge
  • Martinniemi sawmill
    Martinniemi sawmill
  • Haukipudas Church
    Haukipudas Church
  • Kiviniemi fishing village
    Kiviniemi fishing village
  • Island of Laitakari
    Island of Laitakari
  • Kalimeenoja creek
    Kalimeenoja creek
  • The wooden poorboy (vaivaisukko in Finnish) by the Belfry of Haukipudas Church.
    The wooden poorboy (vaivaisukko in Finnish) by the Belfry of Haukipudas Church.
  • Rivinletto Light
    Rivinletto Light
  • Kurtinhauta fishing harbour
    Kurtinhauta fishing harbour
  • Finnish 'laavu'
    Finnish 'laavu'

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference population_count was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference total_area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.[permanent dead link]

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