Ruukki
Ruukki | |
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Former municipality | |
| Ruukin kunta Ruukki kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ruukki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°39′50″N 025°06′05″E / 64.66389°N 25.10139°E / 64.66389; 25.10139 | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Charter | 1973 |
| Consolidated | 2007 |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 772.58 km2 (298.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 766.79 km2 (296.06 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2006-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,505 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ruukki is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 4,505 (31 December 2006)[2] and covered an area of 772.58 square kilometres (298.29 sq mi) of which 5.79 km2 (2.24 sq mi) is water. The population density was 5.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.2/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
In 2007 municipality of Ruukki joined together with Siikajoki.
References
- ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2006" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 1 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2006". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 1 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
External links
Media related to Ruukki at Wikimedia Commons
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