Kiiminki

Kiiminki (Swedish: Kiminge) was a municipality of Finland. Along with Haukipudas, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013. Kiiminki municipality was part of the Oulu province in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 13,320 (31 December 2012) and covered an area of 339.00 square kilometres (130.89 sq mi) of which 326.82 km² (126.19 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1,093.6/km² (2,832.4/sq mi).

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Buildings and structures

There is a 326-metre tall guyed mast for FM- and TV broadcasting.

References

External links

Media related to Kiiminki at Wikimedia Commons

Kiiminki (district)

Kiiminki is a district of Oulu, Finland. Together with Alakylä, Hannus and Huttukylä districts, it forms the Kiiminki area. The center of the district is located where the National road 20 crosses the Kiiminkijoki river. The district was established in 2013 when the Kiiminki municipality together with Haukipudas, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities were merged with the city of Oulu.

The wooden Kiiminki Church, built in 1760, is located near the center of the district. It is one of the best preserved 18th century wooden churches in Finland. The Koitelinkoski recreation area in located in the southern part of the district.

References

External links

Media related to Kiiminki (district) at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 65°07′44″N 25°46′32″E / 65.1289°N 25.7756°E / 65.1289; 25.7756