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North Ostrobothnia

Coordinates: 65°N 026°E / 65°N 26°E / 65; 26
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North Ostrobothnia
Pohjois-Pohjanmaa (Finnish)
Norra Österbotten (Swedish)
Region
Region of North Ostrobothnia
Pohjois-Pohjanmaan maakunta
Landskapet Norra Österbotten
Coat of arms of North Ostrobothnia
Coat of arms
North Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
North Ostrobothnia on a map of Finland
Coordinates: 65°N 026°E / 65°N 26°E / 65; 26
CountryFinland
Historical provinceOstrobothnia
CapitalOulu
Other townsHaapajärvi, Haapavesi, Kalajoki, Kuusamo, Nivala, Oulainen, Pudasjärvi, Pyhäjärvi, Raahe and Ylivieska
Area
 • Total
37,149.23 km2 (14,343.40 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
418,212
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
GDP
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 • Total€12.502 billion (2015)
 • Per capita€30,779 (2015)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeFI-14
NUTS1A2
Regional songKymmenen Virran Maa (The Land of Ten Mighty Streams)
Regional animalStoat (Mustela erminea)
Regional birdCommon crane (Grus grus)
Regional fishCommon whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
Regional flowerMarsh Labrador tea (Rhododendron tomentosum)
Regional rockSchist
Regional lakeLake Pyhäjärvi
Websitewww.pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi Edit this at Wikidata

North Ostrobothnia[2] (Finnish: Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; Swedish: Norra Österbotten) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. The easternmost corner of the region between Lapland, Kainuu and the Russian border is known as Koillismaa ("North-East Finland").[3]

Historical provinces

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For history, geography and culture, see Ostrobothnia (historical province).

Municipalities

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Main article: Municipalities of North Ostrobothnia

The region of North Ostrobothnia consists of 30 municipalities, 11 of which have city status (marked in bold).

Map of municipalities

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Cities and municipalities of North Ostrobothnia.

Sub-regions

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Koillismaa sub-region

Nivala-Haapajärvi sub-region

Oulu sub-region

Oulunkaari sub-region

Raahe sub-region

Siikalatva sub-region

Ylivieska sub-region

List of municipalities

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Coat of
arms 		Municipality Population Land area
(km2) 		Density
(/km2) 		Finnish
speakers 		Swedish
speakers 		Other
speakers
Coat of arms of Alavieska Alavieska 2,431 252 10 98 % 0.2 % 2 %
coat of arms of Haapajärvi Haapajärvi 6,490 766 8 99 % 0.1 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Haapavesi Haapavesi 6,388 1,050 6 98 % 0 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Hailuoto Hailuoto 924 206 4 101 % 0 % 2 %
coat of arms of Ii Ii 9,784 1,616 6 99 % 0.2 % 1 %
Coat of arms of Kalajoki Kalajoki 12,257 924 13 97 % 0.4 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Kempele Kempele 19,583 110 178 98 % 0.1 % 1 %
Coat of arms of Kuusamo Kuusamo 14,783 4,979 3 97 % 0.3 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Kärsämäki Kärsämäki 2,378 697 3 101 % 0.1 % 2 %
coat of arms of Liminka Liminka 10,199 637 16 99 % 0.1 % 1 %
Coat of arms of Lumijoki Lumijoki 2,022 214 9 96 % 0.2 % 5 %
Coat of arms of Merijärvi Merijärvi 1,049 230 5 100 % 0.3 % 0 %
Coat of arms of Muhos Muhos 8,749 785 11 99 % 0.1 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Nivala Nivala 10,383 527 20 99 % 0.1 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Oulainen Oulainen 6,934 588 12 98 % 0.1 % 2 %
coat of arms of Oulu Oulu 216,174 2,972 73 93 % 0.2 % 6 %
Coat of arms of Pudasjärvi Pudasjärvi 7,327 5,639 1 99 % 0.1 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Pyhäjoki Pyhäjoki 2,964 543 5 96 % 0.2 % 4 %
coat of arms of Pyhäjärvi Pyhäjärvi 4,712 1,310 4 98 % 0.2 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Pyhäntä Pyhäntä 1,655 810 2 92 % 0 % 7 %
Coat of arms of Raahe Raahe 23,559 1,014 23 97 % 0.1 % 4 %
Coat of arms of Reisjärvi Reisjärvi 2,573 474 5 100 % 0 % 1 %
Coat of arms of Sievi Sievi 4,594 786 6 99 % 0.2 % 4 %
coat of arms of Siikajoki Siikajoki 4,792 1,055 5 99 % 0 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Siikalatva Siikalatva 4,933 2,173 2 98 % 0.1 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Taivalkoski Taivalkoski 3,672 2,438 2 99 % 0.1 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Tyrnävä Tyrnävä 6,492 492 13 99 % 0.2 % 1 %
Coat of arms of Utajärvi Utajärvi 2,479 1,669 1 97 % 0 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Vaala Vaala 2,574 1,302 2 98 % 0 % 3 %
Coat of arms of Ylivieska Ylivieska 15,394 570 27 97 % 0.3 % 2 %
Total 418,248 36,830 11 95 % 0.2 % 4 %

Politics

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Results of the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election in North Ostrobothnia:

References

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  1. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Tilastokeskus – Luokitukset – Regions". stat.fi.
  3. ^ Jyrki Muona & Juha Viramo (1986). The coleoptera of the Koillismaa area (Ks.), North-East Finland. Oulu: University of Oulu. ISBN 951-42-2163-X.
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