Kiiminki
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| Kiiminki | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Kiimingin kunta | |||
| Kiiminki Church, built in 1760 | |||
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| Location of Kiiminki in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: 65°08′N 025°46.5′E / 65.133°N 25.775°ECoordinates: 65°08′N 025°46.5′E / 65.133°N 25.775°E | |||
| Country | |||
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Oulu sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1867 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Leila Pekkanen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 339.07 km2 (130.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 326.87 km2 (126.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 12,796 | ||
| - Density | 39.15/km2 (101.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.2% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 28.8% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 63.6% | ||
| - 65 or older | 7.7% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.kiiminki.fi | ||
Kiiminki (Swedish: Kiminge) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located about north-east 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Oulu city centre, in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 12,796 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 339.07 square kilometres (130.92 sq mi) of which 326.87 km2 (126.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 39.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (101.4 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kiiminki at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Kiiminki – Official website
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