Oulunsalo | |
Official Name: | Finnish: Oulunsalon kunta Swedish: Oulunsalo kommun |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Ostrobothnia |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Oulu sub-region |
Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
Leader Name: | Sirkka Ylitervo |
Established Title: | Charter |
Established Date: | 1882 |
Extinct Title: | Merged |
Extinct Date: | 2013 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 211.22 |
Area Land Km2: | 83.36 |
Area Water Km2: | 127.86 |
Population As Of: | 2012-12-31 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 9746 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics1 Info1: | % |
Demographics1 Info2: | % |
Demographics1 Info3: | % |
Demographics1 Info4: | % |
Demographics2 Title1: | 0 to 14 |
Demographics2 Info1: | % |
Demographics2 Title2: | 15 to 64 |
Demographics2 Info2: | % |
Demographics2 Title3: | 65 or older |
Demographics2 Info3: | % |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 64.9333°N 50°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Website: | www.oulunsalo.fi |
Oulunsalo (former Swedish: Uleåsalo, now considered outdated by the Institute for the Languages of Finland)[3] is former municipality in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland.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 (31 December 2012) and covered an area of, of which 127.86km2 is water. Its population density was .
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.[4]
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Oulunsalo: