Nivala

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Nivala
Town
Nivalan kaupunki
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Coat of arms of Nivala
Coat of arms
Location of Nivala in Finland
Location of Nivala in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region
Charter 1867
Town privileges 1992
Government
 • Town manager Kari Valtanen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 536.87 km2 (207.29 sq mi)
 • Land 527.95 km2 (203.84 sq mi)
 • Water 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Area rank 217th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 10,914
 • Rank 93rd largest in Finland
 • Density 20.67/km2 (53.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 23%
 • 15 to 64 60.4%
 • 65 or older 16.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.nivala.fi

Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 10,914 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 536.87 square kilometres (207.29 sq mi) of which 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 20.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (53.5/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Nature

The Kalajoki river flows through the municipality. The biggest lake in the region is Pidisjärvi and the two other lakes are Suojärvi and Erkkisjärvi.

Famous people

References

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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons


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