| Oulunsalo | |
|---|---|
| Former municipality | |
| Oulunsalon kunta Oulunsalo kommun | |
 The town hall of Oulunsalo | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 64°56′N 025°25′E / 64.933°N 25.417°E / 64.933; 25.417 | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulu sub-region |
| Charter | 1882 |
| Merged | 2013 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sirkka Ylitervo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 211.22 km (81.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 83.36 km (32.19 sq mi) |
| • Water | 127.86 km (49.37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,746 |
| • Density | 46/km (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.oulunsalo.fi |
Oulunsalo (former Swedish: Uleåsalo, now considered outdated by the Institute for the Languages of Finland) is former municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland. It was founded in 1882 and merged into the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013, along with Haukipudas, Kiiminki and Yli-Ii. The municipality had a population of 9,746 (31 December 2012) and covered an area of 211.22 square kilometres (81.55 sq mi), of which 127.86 km (49.37 sq mi) is water. Its population density was 116.915/km (302.81/sq mi).
Oulu Airport is located in Oulunsalo.
Oulunsalo was one of the fastest-growing areas in Finland, among the other municipalities around Oulu.
The locality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Oulunsalo:
- Centre Party 33.1%
- True Finns 21.4%
- National Coalition Party 15.9%
- Left Alliance 10.9%
- Social Democratic Party 8.9%
- Green League 6.4%
- Christian Democrats 2.3%
- Pirate Party 0.3%
- Swedish People's Party 0.3%
Friendship cities
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.12.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2009.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
External links
Media related to Oulunsalo at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Oulunsalo – Official website (in Finnish)
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