Oulujoki (municipality)

Oulujoki

Former municipality

Oulujoen kunta

Oulujoki Church, built in 1908

Coat of arms

Location of Oulujoki in Finland

Country

Finland

Region

Northern Ostrobothnia

Charter

1904

Merged

1965

Area

• Land

606.1 km² (234.0 sq mi)

Population (1963)

• Total

5,230

• Density

8.63/km² (22.4/sq mi)

Time zone

EET (UTC+2)

• Summer (DST)

EEST (UTC+3)

Oulujoki (formerly Oulun maalaiskunta or Oulu Rural Municipality) is a former former municipality of Finland. The municipality had a population of 5,230 (1963) and covered a land area of 606.1 square kilometres (234.0 sq mi). Its neighbouring municipalities were Kempele, Kiiminki, Muhos, Oulu, Tyrnävä, Utajärvi and Ylikiiminki. The municipality was named after the river Oulujoki.

The municipality of Oulujoki was dissolved in 1965, and its area was annexed to Haukipudas, Kempele, Kiiminki, Oulu, Oulunsalo, Tyrnävä, Utajärvi and Ylikiiminki. Upon the later municipal mergers of 2009 and 2013 the major part of the area of the municipality of Oulujoki is now part of Oulu.

Municipalities of Northern Ostrobothnia

Municipalities	Alavieska Haapajärvi Haapavesi Hailuoto Ii Kalajoki Kempele Kuusamo Kärsämäki Liminka Lumijoki Merijärvi Muhos Nivala Oulainen Oulu Pudasjärvi Pyhäjoki Pyhäjärvi Pyhäntä Raahe Reisjärvi Sievi Siikajoki Siikalatva Taivalkoski Tyrnävä Utajärvi Vaala Ylivieska

Former	Haukipudas Kestilä Kiiminki Kuivaniemi Oulujoki Oulunsalo Paavola Pattijoki Piippola Pulkkila Rantsila Rautio Revonlahti Ruukki Saloinen Temmes Vihanti Yli-Ii Ylikiiminki

Northern Ostrobothnia Finland

Coordinates: 65°00′26″N 25°33′49″E / 65.0072°N 25.5636°E / 65.0072; 25.5636

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