Oulu

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Oulu
Ceety
Oulun kaupunki
Oulun-torinranta.jpg
Coat of airms o Oulu
Coat airms
Location o Oulu in Finland
Location o Oulu in Finland
Coordinates: 65°01′N 025°28′E / 65.017°N 25.467°E / 65.017; 25.467Coordinates: 65°01′N 025°28′E / 65.017°N 25.467°E / 65.017; 25.467
Kintra Finland
RegionNorthren Ostrobothnie
Sub-regionOulu sub-region
Chairter1605-04-08
Govrenment
 • Ceety managerPäivi Laajala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total3817.52 km2 (1,473.95 sq mi)
 • Laund1410.17 km2 (544.47 sq mi)
 • Water103.2 km2 (39.8 sq mi)
Area rank17t lairgest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total203,750
 • Rank5t lairgest in Finland
 • Density144.49/km2 (374.2/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
 • Finnish97.3% (offeecial)
 • Swadish0.2%
 • Ithers2.4%
Population by age
 • 0 tae 1417%
 • 15 tae 6470.5%
 • 65 or aulder12.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19%
Websitewww.ouka.fi

Oulu (pronooncit [ˈoulu] ( listen), Swadish: Uleåborg [ˈʉːleɔˌbɔrj]) is a ceety an municipality o 141,742 inhabitants (31 Januar 2011) in the region o Northren Ostrobothnie, in Finland. It is the maist populous ceety in Northren Finland an the saxt maist populous ceety in the kintra. It is ane o the northmaist lairger ceeties in the warld.

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Oulu is twinned wi:[6]

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References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 Mairch 2019.
  3. "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 Mairch 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2011.
  6. a b c d e f g h i "Twin towns". www.ouka.fi. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  7. "Информация о городах-побратимах" (in (in Roushie)). www.arhcity.ru. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2009.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  8. Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Web Site; Sister Cities. Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine

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