Piippola
| Piippola | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Piippolan kunta | ||
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Monument in Piippola, Finland, marking "The Center of Finland", erected in 1958 | ||
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 Location of Piippola in Finland | ||
| 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 (179.53 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 455.7 km2 (175.9 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 9.28 km2 (3.58 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]
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- 1 2 "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ↑ "Pohjois-Pohjanmaalle tulee uusi Siikalatvan kunta". YLE Uutiset (YLE News) (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
External links
Media related to Piippola at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Piippola – official site
- Municipality of Siikalatva – official site
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