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Former municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
Kuivaniemi
Former municipality
Kuivaniemen kunta
Kuivaniemi kommun
Coat of arms of KuivaniemiCoat of arms
Location of Kuivaniemi in FinlandLocation of Kuivaniemi in Finland
Coordinates: 65°36′15″N 025°12′30″E / 65.60417°N 25.20833°E / 65.60417; 25.20833
CountryFinland
RegionNorthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionOulu Arc sub-region
Charter1867
Consolidated2007
Area
 • Total1,149.58 km (443.86 sq mi)
 • Land927.21 km (358.00 sq mi)
 • Water222.37 km (85.86 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,977
 • Density1.7/km (4.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kuivaniemi is a former municipality of Finland.

It was located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 1,977 on 31 December 2006 (ranked 351st) and covered a land area of 927.21 square kilometres (358.00 sq mi) on 1 January 2006. The population density was 2.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Kuivaniemi was incorporated into Ii municipality on 1 January 2007. The formed municipality inherited Kuivaniemi's seal-sporting coat of arms.

References

  1. ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2006" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 April 2010.

External links

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Municipalities of North Ostrobothnia
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