Piippola
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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) and covered an area of 464.98 km² (179.5 sq mi) of which 9.28 km² (3.6 sq mi) is water. The population density
was 2.75 PD/km2.
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
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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Piippola is located in the province
Provinces of Finland
The state of Finland consisted of six provinces between the years 1997 and 2009. The provincial authority was part of the central government's executive branch, not directly elected. The system was created in 1634, and its makeup was changed drastically in 1997, when the number of the provinces...
of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Ostrobothnia
Northern Ostrobothnia is a region of Finland. It borders to the regions Lapland, Kainuu, Northern Savonia, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia.- Municipalities :Main article: Municipalities of Northern Ostrobothnia...
region
Regions of Finland
Finland consists of 19 regions called in Finnish and in Swedish. The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of a region. The main tasks of the regions are regional planning and development of enterprise and education. In addition,...
. The municipality had a population of 1,251 (31 December 2008) and covered an area of 464.98 km² (179.5 sq mi) of which 9.28 km² (3.6 sq mi) is water. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 2.75 PD/km2.
The municipality was unilingually Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
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The municipality was consolidated with Kestilä
Kestilä
Kestilä is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.Established in 1867, the population was 1,574 as of 31 December 2008. The municipality covered an area of of which is water...
, Pulkkila
Pulkkila
Pulkkila is a former municipality and a village located in Northern Finland. Pulkkila is the administrative center of the municipality of Siikalatva and belongs to the region of Northern Ostrobothnia....
and Rantsila
Rantsila
Rantsila 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 2,001 and covered a land area of . The population density was...
on 1 January 2009 to form a new municipality of Siikalatva
Siikalatva
Siikalatva is a municipality of Finland.Siikalatva is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. It was created on January 1, 2009 when the municipalities of Kestilä, Piippola, Pulkkila and Rantsila were consolidated into a single municipality.The municipality...
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External links
- Municipality of Piippola – official site