Kiiminki (Swedish: Kiminge) was a municipality of Finland. Along with Haukipudas, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013. Kiiminki municipality was part of the Oulu province in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 13,320 (31 December 2012)[2] and covered an area of 339.00 square kilometres (130.89 sq mi) of which 326.82 km2 (126.19 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1,093.6/km2 (2,832.4/sq mi).
Kiiminki | |
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Former municipality | |
Kiimingin kunta Kiminge kommun | |
Kiiminki Church, built in 1760 | |
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![]() Location of Kiiminki in Finland | |
Coordinates: 65°08′N 025°46.5′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Oulu sub-region |
Charter | 1867 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Jukka Weisell |
Area | |
• Total | 339.00 km2 (130.89 sq mi) |
• Land | 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
• Water | 326.82 km2 (126.19 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2012)[2] | |
• Total | 13,320 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | www.kiiminki.fi |
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.[3]
There is a 326-metre tall guyed mast for FM- and TV broadcasting.
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