Kestilä
| Kestilä | ||
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| Former municipality | ||
| Kestilän kunta | ||
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| Location of Kestilä in Finland Location of Kestilä in Finland |
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| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Siikalatva sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| Consolidated | 2009 | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 606.53 km2 (234.18 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 601.44 km2 (232.22 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008-12-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,574 | |
| • Density | 2.62/km2 (6.8/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Kestilä is a former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
Established in 1867, the population was 1,574 as of 31 December 2008.[2] The municipality covered an area of 606.53 km2 (234.18 sq mi) of which 5.09 km2 (1.97 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density was 2.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.8/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
The municipality was consolidated with Piippola, Pulkkila and Rantsila on 2009-01-01 to form a new municipality of Siikalatva.[3]
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kestilä – official site
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