Oulunsalo
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| Oulunsalo | |||
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Oulu sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1882 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Tuomo Räihä | ||
| Area (2008-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 211.22 km2 (81.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 82.81 km2 (32 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 128.41 km2 (49.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008-11-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 9,498 | ||
| - Density | 114.7/km2 (297.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | Finnish: 99.3%, official Swedish: 0.1% Others: 0.7% |
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| Population by age[4] | 0 to 14: 29% 15 to 64: 63.6% 65 or older: 7.4% |
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| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website: www.oulunsalo.fi | |||
Oulunsalo is a municipality in the province of Oulu, in Finland. The municipality is located in Northern Finland just south-west of the city of Oulu. The population of Oulunsalo is 9,498 (November 30, 2008)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 83.77 square kilometres (32.34 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) is inland water.[1] The population density is 114.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (297 /sq mi). The municipality was founded in 1882.
Oulu Airport is located in Oulunsalo.
Oulunsalo is one of the fastest growing areas in Finland among the other municipalities around Oulu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as Uleåsalo in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as Oulunsalo also in Swedish.[6]
[edit] Friendship cities
[edit] References
- ^ a b Land Survey of Finland
- ^ a b Population Register Center of Finland
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Helsinki: Statistics Finland (2007-12-31). Retrieved on 2009-01-04.
- ^ Statistics Finland
- ^ Tax Administration of Finland
- ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet
[edit] External links
Media related to Oulunsalo at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Oulunsalo (Finnish)
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