Piippola is a village and a
former municipality of
Finland
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.
Piippola is located in the
province
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of
Oulu
Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...
and is part of the
Northern Ostrobothnia
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region
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. The village has a population of 550 (31 December 2015).
The former municipality covered an area of of which is water.
The
population density
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was .
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish.
The municipality was consolidated with
Kestilä
Kestilä is a village and List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Oulu (province), Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
Established in 1867, ...
,
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.
The village is located south from Oulu and ...
and
Rantsila
Rantsila (, also ) is a village and former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The village had a population of 812 (31 December 2015), while the former municipality cover ...
on 1 January 2009 to form a new municipality of
Siikalatva
Siikalatva (pronounced ) is a geographical area and a municipality of Finland. It lies 90 kilometres to the south of the city of Oulu and belongs to the North Ostrobothnia region.
Siikalatva has a population of approximately 6 000 and the municip ...
.
Geography
The municipality of Piippola bordered Pulkkila, Kestilä,
Pyhäntä
Pyhäntä is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
...
,
Kärsämäki
Kärsämäki (; literally meaning "snout hill") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is wate ...
and
Haapavesi
Haapavesi is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. The name means "Aspen Water". The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbour mu ...
.
Villages
*Kangaskylä
*Lamu
*Leskelä
*Piippola (Piippolan kirkonkylä)
History
The name of Piippola is derived from the surname ''Piippo'' or ''Piipponen'', most likely a
Karelian family. The upper Siikajoki river area was partially settled by
Savonians
Savonians (; ), or Savo Finns, are a subgroup (''heimo'') of Finns who live in the areas of the historical province of Savonia.
History
Savonians are descendants of Tavastian and Karelian peasants who, during the Middle Ages, had settled ...
in the 1560s, due to which the area was also known as ''Siikasavo''. Despite this, most settlers in the area were
Ostrobothnians.
Piippola was first mentioned in 1605 as ''Piippoila'', when it was a part of the
Saloinen
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parish and its chapel community of
Siikajoki
Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, L ...
, which became a separate parish in 1689. Piippola became a chapel community in the 10th of October 1769, though a church was already built earlier without permission.
In 1845, the parish of Siikajoki was divided into two parts: Siikajoki proper and Piippola. The Piippola parish also included
Kestilä
Kestilä is a village and List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Oulu (province), Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
Established in 1867, ...
,
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.
The village is located south from Oulu and ...
and
Pyhäntä
Pyhäntä is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
...
. Kestilä was separated in 1871, while Pulkkila and Pyhäntä became separate in 1899.
In 2009, Piippola united with Pulkkila, Kestilä and
Rantsila
Rantsila (, also ) is a village and former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The village had a population of 812 (31 December 2015), while the former municipality cover ...
to form the municipality of
Siikalatva
Siikalatva (pronounced ) is a geographical area and a municipality of Finland. It lies 90 kilometres to the south of the city of Oulu and belongs to the North Ostrobothnia region.
Siikalatva has a population of approximately 6 000 and the municip ...
. The name was originally used for the administrative sub-region (now
Haapavesi-Siikalatva), referring to the location of the municipalities on the upper Siikajoki river. The parish of Siikalatva was formed earlier in 2006 as a merger of the Piippola, Kestilä, Pulkkila and Pyhäntä parishes. The parish of Rantsila joined in 2008.
See also
* ''
Piippolan vaarilla oli talo'', a Finnish translation of the "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" song
References
External links
Municipality of Piippola€“ official site
Municipality of Siikalatva– official site
Populated places disestablished in 2009
2009 disestablishments in Finland
Former municipalities of Finland
Siikalatva
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