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Ylikiiminki

Former municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

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Location of Ylikiiminki in Finland

Coordinates: 65°02′N 026°09′E / 65.033°N 26.150°E / 65.033; 26.150CountryFinlandRegionNorthern OstrobothniaSub-regionOulu Arc sub-regionCharter1867Consolidated2009Area

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• Total1,063.9 km² (410.8 sq mi) • Land1,040.66 km² (401.80 sq mi) • Water23.24 km² (8.97 sq mi)Population

(2008-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,512Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Websitewww.ylikiiminki.fi

Ylikiiminki (Swedish: Överkiminge) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2009.

It was located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 3,512 (31 December 2008)^[2] and covered a land area of 1,040.66 km² (401.80 sq mi).^[1] The population density was 3.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.7/sq mi). The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Neighbouring municipalities were Haukipudas, Kiiminki, Muhos, Oulu, Pudasjärvi, Utajärvi and Yli-Ii. Oulujoki municipality, closed in 1965, was also a neighbouring municipality.

References

^ ^a ^b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 27 March 2010.