Place:Haukipudas, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Oulu, Finland

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NameHaukipudas
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates65.2°N 25.333°E
Located inPohjois-Pohjanmaa, Oulu, Finland
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Martinniemi
Unknown
Oulun Kiviniemi
Takkuranta
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Haukipudas is a town and former municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. Its shore runs along the Gulf of Bothnia, with the river Kiiminkijoki running through the province. Along with Kiiminki, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii municipalities it was merged with the city of Oulu on 1 January 2013.

The municipality had a population of (31 December 2012)[1] and covered an area of of which is water.[2] The population density is .

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

There were 16 villages in Haukipudas: Kirkonkylä, Santaholma, Ukonkaivos, Martinniemi, Asemakylä, Onkamo, Halosenniemi, Holstinmäki, Häyrysenniemi, Jokikylä, Kalimeenkylä, Kello, Kiviniemi, Parkumäki, Takkuranta and Virpiniemi.

The educational department took part in Lifelong Learning Programme 2007–2013 in Finland.

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