Town privileges 1992 Area 536.9 km² Region Northern Ostrobothnia | Charter 1867 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Tuesday 11:00 AM | |
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Area rank 165th largest in Finland Weather -2°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 67% Humidity | ||
Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 10,914 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 527.87 square kilometres (203.81 sq mi) of which 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) is water. The population density is 20.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (53.5/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Map of 85500 Nivala, Finland
Nature
The Kalajoki river flows through the municipality. The biggest lake in the region is Pidisjärvi and the two other lakes are Suojärvi and Erkkisjärvi.
Famous people
References
Nivala Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA