Kiiminki ( sv, Kiminge) was a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...
. Along with
Haukipudas,
Oulunsalo and
Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after ...
on 1 January 2013. Kiiminki municipality was part of the
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; sv, Uleåborg ) is a city, municipality and a seaside resort of about 210,000 inhabitants in the region of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. It is the most populous city in northern Finland and the fifth most populous in the country after ...
province
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in the
Northern Ostrobothnia region
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. The municipality had a population of (31 December 2012)
and covered an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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is .
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish.
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]
Buildings and structures
There is a 326-metre tall guyed mast for FM- and TV broadcasting.
References
External links
*
Municipality of Kiiminki– Official website
Municipalities of North Ostrobothnia
Populated places established in 1867
Former municipalities of Finland
*Kiiminki
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