Piippola

Piippola
Former municipality
Piippolan kunta

Monument in Piippola, Finland, marking "The Center of Finland", erected in 1958

Coat of arms

Location of Piippola in Finland
Coordinates: 64°11′N 025°58′E / 64.183°N 25.967°E / 64.183; 25.967Coordinates: 64°11′N 025°58′E / 64.183°N 25.967°E / 64.183; 25.967
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Siikalatva sub-region
Charter 1865
Consolidated 2009
Area[1]
 • Total 464.98 km2 (179.53 sq mi)
 • Land 455.7 km2 (175.9 sq mi)
 • Water 9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population (2008-12-31)[2]
 • Total 1,251
 • Density 2.75/km2 (7.1/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Piippola is a former municipality of Finland.

Piippola is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 1,251 (31 December 2008)[2] and covered an area of 464.98 km2 (179.53 sq mi) of which 9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density was 2.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.1/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

The municipality was consolidated with Kestilä, Pulkkila and Rantsila on 1 January 2009 to form a new municipality of Siikalatva.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Pohjois-Pohjanmaalle tulee uusi Siikalatvan kunta". YLE Uutiset (YLE News) (in Finnish). Yleisradio Oy. 2008-02-25. Retrieved 2008-08-03.

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