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Liminka railway station

Liminka (Swedish: Limingo) is a municipality in the Northern Ostrobothnia region, in the province of Oulu, in Finland. Liminka is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Oulu.

The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number]. The neighbouring municipalities are Kempele, Lumijoki, Muhos, Oulunsalo, Siikajoki, Siikalatva, Tyrnävä and Vaala.

History

Liminka is founded in 1477.

By folklore, name Liminka comes by fictive giant, Limmi.

The Liminganlahti Bay is a famous bird paradise.

Twinnings

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. ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Nõo vald. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

External links

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