Oulunsalo
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| Oulunsalo | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Oulunsalon kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°56′N 025°25′E / 64.933°N 25.417°ECoordinates: 64°56′N 025°25′E / 64.933°N 25.417°E | |||
| 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 (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 211.22 km2 (81.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 83.6 km2 (32.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 127.62 km2 (49.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 9,548 | ||
| - Density | 114.21/km2 (295.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.3% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 28.9% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 63.3% | ||
| - 65 or older | 7.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| 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 municipality has a population of 9,548 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 211.22 square kilometres (81.55 sq mi) of which 127.62 km2 (49.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 114.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (295.8 /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]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. http://www.kotus.fi/index.phtml?s=461. Retrieved on 16 May 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Oulunsalo at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Oulunsalo – Official website (Finnish)
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